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Typical of Morante, with much drama between individuals in the Neapolitan-adjacent world. Always worth digging into.

Chapter 7: the section titled _Metamorphosis_ is phenomenal. From the cruelty of consolation to the seeming "evil oracles" of our dreams; from a dark dive into Arturo’s imagination to hallucinations driven by known superstitions, Morante’s/Goldstein’s prose here in this tight span is nothing short of devastating brilliance. I'm appalled by this melancholy recollection of Arturo’s but consoled by the storytelling.