Accidental Death of an Anarchist (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Dario Fo
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Social satire
- Time of Work: 1970
- Setting: Milan, Italy
- Genres: Satire, Drama, Farce, Political drama
- Subjects: 1970’s, Journalism or journalists, Crime or criminals, Police, Death or dying, Corruption, Capitalism, Italy or Italians, Impostors or imposture, Anarchism or anarchists
- Locales: Milan, Italy
Characters Discussed
Maniac, a shabbily dressed man with wild hair, thin spectacles, and a goatee. The Maniac is an inventive and unpredictable subversive who has been arrested twelve times for illegal impersonations. His disguises and personae include a magistrate, Professor Marco Maria Malpiero, and—perhaps his true identity—Paulo Davidovitch Gandolpho, Prose Pimpernel of the Permanent Revolution and sports editor of Lotta Continua, a Jewish conspiracy newspaper. The Maniac’s revolutionary fervor is grounded in a deep knowledge of fields as diverse as railroads,...
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