Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Domenico Maceri

In the following essay, Maceri explores the reasons why Fo won the Nobel Prize, and analyzes themes in Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Mistero buffo.

Domenico Maceri

In the following essay, Maceri explores the reasons why Fo won the Nobel Prize, and analyzes themes in Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Mistero buffo.

Dio esiste e anche lui e un giullare. (God exists and he too is a jester.)

—Dario Fo

Although the proceedings for the selection of the Nobel Prizes are secret, intriguing information inevitably leaks. Apparently it was Italy's year to win the prize for literature. Dario Fo, however, was not considered a leading candidate, in part because...

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