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The most beautiful opening paragraphs

15 March 201521 August 2016 Prose, The most beautiful opening paragraphs Leave a comment Daniele Del GiudiceElio Vittorini

#Can you judge a book by the opening paragraph?

Incipit Opening paragraph Eccomi qui, davanti al foglio bianco. Quante volte, dalla prima? Quante volte ancora, fino all’ultima? Non sono balle, scrivere è difficile. Per tutti. Si è soli, dopo le chiacchiere, le discussioni, gli incontri, le letture. Si è soli e fa fatica. E’ stato sempre un mio vanto: sì, va bene, gli altri sono…Read more #Can you judge a book by the opening paragraph?

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