Zangrilli, Franco2017-12-01Italianistica Debreceniensis, V. 23 (2017) , 122-1301219-5391https://hdl.handle.net/2437/280542The paper examines thè characteristics of Max Gobbo’s writing in his fantasy novel Alasia - The Iron Maiden. The novel is set in a dystopian XVI century Italy infested by demons, vampires and other strange creatures. The novel unfolds in a clear and flowing prose, supported by a simple and effective writing, expressing thè complexity of a world of darkness, in thè hands of devils. It is full of suspense, of comings and goings, of mythical evocations, as of dramatic moments and a humorous multitone irony.The paper examines thè characteristics of Max Gobbo’s writing in his fantasy novel Alasia - The Iron Maiden. The novel is set in a dystopian XVI century Italy infested by demons, vampires and other strange creatures. The novel unfolds in a clear and flowing prose, supported by a simple and effective writing, expressing thè complexity of a world of darkness, in thè hands of devils. It is full of suspense, of comings and goings, of mythical evocations, as of dramatic moments and a humorous multitone irony.application/pdfcontemporary italian literaturealasiamax gobboadaptationfantasymax gobbofantasticoalasiariscrittureletteratura italiana contemporaneafolyóiratcikkOpen Accesshttps://doi.org/10.34102/italdeb/2017/4645Italianistica Debreceniensis23Ital. Debr.2677-1225