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Raffaele La Capria. La mosca nella bottiglia: Ek)gio del senso comune. Milan. Rizzoli. 1997 (X) 1996). 142 pages. L.20,000. ISBN 88-17-66067-1.
The author of a number of novels, one of which won the prestigious Premio Strega, Raffaele La Capria also writes for El Corriere della Sera and coedits Nuovi Argomenti. In La mosca nella bottiglia he presents an apologia for senso comune, seeing it as the tool to restore our independence and our ability to think, which he finds lacking in the modern age.
The book is divided into many short sections, each the result of what came to mind to the author on a certain day, a type of diary. Beginning with George Orwell's premise that we are too civilized to grasp that which is obvious-only common sense can do it-La Capria explores...