Author: Marcello Toninelli
Genre: Parody / Comedy
Pages: 255
Format: 17×24
Year: 2022
(c) Marcello Toninelli
Midway upon the journey of our life…” Dante may have told it one way — but Marcello, true to his Sienese spirit, tells it quite differently. In this irreverent and brilliantly comic reimagining of the Divine Comedy, the afterlife becomes a playground of satire: Homer plays blind man’s bluff, Cerberus dines with devils, the souls of Purgatory gamble their way toward Paradise, and the blessed compete on the Wheel of Culture under the watchful eye of “Parrocop.” Faithful to the structure of Dante’s masterpiece yet constantly winking at the present day, Marcello delivers a sharp, colorful and rigorously crafted parody in comic-strip form. The volume also includes a humorous illustrated appendix recounting Dante’s life — from his birth to exile — filtered through the author’s distinctive irony. A full-color graphic work for readers, students, and teachers who love both the Divine Comedy and the art of comics.
