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Alfredo Oriani

17 March 201514 April 2025 Prose, The most beautiful opening paragraphs Leave a comment Alfredo Oriani

Can you judge a book by the opening paragraph?

  Incipit Opening paragraph Nell'afa del meriggio Mario sollecitava colla frusta il grasso cavallo. La strada, larga e dritta, in quell'incendio di sole sembrava confondersi col tremolìo dell'aria, entro la quale la polvere, sollevandosi, metteva tratto tratto una nebbia giallognola. Il caldo era soffocante. L'ombra, ritiratasi sotto gli alberi, ne allargava la base dei tronchi, e…Read more Can you judge a book by the opening paragraph?

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