
A flamboyant, self‑styled baron‑philosopher narrates his final act: a tongue‑in‑cheek manual on how to make a living out of borrowing. From his imagined origins in London, Paris, and Constantinople, he presents “the art of debt” as both a personal confession and a satirical guide, warning of a future where creditors vanish and the world becomes a single, sprawling ledger of obligations.
The opening chapters lay out his grandiose definitions of the “puffista” – a person who proudly lives off public and private credit – and sprinkle the text with vivid, almost theatrical images of towering piles of promissory notes igniting in fiery protest. Listeners will be drawn into a witty, hyperbolic world that blends social critique with absurdist philosophy, all delivered in a richly ornamental style that mirrors the author’s own exaggerated self‑portrait.
Language
it
Duration
~3 hours (190K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Giovanni Fini, Carlo Traverso, Progetto Manuzio and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano)
Release date
2014-10-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1824–1893
Best known as the librettist of Verdi’s Aida, he also lived a strikingly varied literary life as a journalist, poet, and novelist. His career moved from music and the stage into sharp, prolific writing that left a clear mark on 19th-century Italian culture.
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