Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Gianni Celati: A Bio-Bibliographical Sketch xi
5. Introduction: Meeting Gianni Celati 1
6. 1. Bartleby: Preferring Not To 18
7. 2. The Antimonumental: Redefining Minimalism 60
8. 3. The Permeable Gaze 91
9. 4. A Family of Voices: Celati's 'Parents', 'Siblings,' and 'Children' 138
10. 5. Celati's Body Language: Orality, Voice, and the Theater of Ephemeral Mortality 181
11. 6. Africa, Gamuna, and Other Travels: Moving Narratives 221
12. Provisional Conclusions: Venturing into the New Millennium 270
13. Notes 287
14. Bibliography 303
15. Index 323