
The anti-hero character in literature is a largely imperfect, that makes mistakes, sometimes big, but, despite his despicable actions often turns out to be a sympathetic character, tender, someone with whom to identify.
A recent novel focuses on an anti-hero of his story is absolutely remarkable: Rent Harry (the novel is "Harry revised", by Mark Savras, publisher Adelphi). Harry is a forty-five to a doctor whose wife has just died. Harry wonders why he does not suffer as it should, and instead of rocking in despair, he immediately put to woo a maid in fast food than twenty years younger. His reflections led him to trace his family life (Twisting his memories for his struggle to win Molly the maid). Until his thoughts come to some conclusions, even unexpected, which I will not say.
The amazing thing of this novel (which is a first film) is his style. "Harry revised" is written for a good half a light-hearted tone and mild, with a funny and ironic language that quite clear, however, sheds light on the life of our anti-hero, on his weaknesses, his mistakes (even tragic) with which all we can identify with. But, perhaps unconsciously, to avoid the risk of falling nell'inconsistenza, reflections of Harry becoming more serious and towards the end, the novel takes on an air of melancholy and sore, which increases its appeal. Here, "Harry revised" is really a fascinating story: a man who misses all the time, even in a big way, but that draws life lessons from his mistakes. We do not know what will happen next, but we know that at the end of the book, Harry has learned much of himself and he did from his own mistakes. E 'at the bottom of the story of our lives. Or not?