{"product_id":"scraps","title":"Retazos","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA joke becomes a memory, and a memory becomes a sharp look at the ways people fool themselves.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Scraps, Lorenzo Stecchetti turns short prose into a place for wit, memory, and scrutiny. Sketches, essays, and reflections move between playful mockery and a plain look at human weakness. There is no single plot to follow. Instead, each small piece offers another chance to notice how people behave—and what solemn words can hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStecchetti is the pen name of Olindo Guerrini, the Italian writer and Bologna librarian known for his mocking, playful voice. Here, irony takes the air out of solemn claims, while memory gives remembered people, places, and customs their weight. The appeal lies in those quick changes of direction: laughter opens the door, and reflection asks you to stay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWit as a lens\u003c\/strong\u003e – See how a mocking eye makes solemn claims look less certain and human habits more revealing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall memories with weight\u003c\/strong\u003e – Find reflections that give remembered people, places, and customs room to matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn irreverent voice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet a writer whose playful skepticism challenges pious speech and polite literary fashion.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuick turns of thought\u003c\/strong\u003e – Move from a joke to a memory, then toward a harder look at behavior.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHuman weakness in view\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the gap between solemn claims and the habits that invite a writer's mockery.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy short, witty prose, welcome a skeptical voice from nineteenth-century Italy, and want an inviting way into Stecchetti.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and let Stecchetti's wit lead you from laughter into reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534584152412,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/03771_en_ebook-front_c20_5ae3ccba-5c5f-4e1a-88bd-a7c0be6aa179.jpg?v=1792174921","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/es\/products\/retazos","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}