Tarot as Metaphor for Survival in Ghinelli and Bottani's Novel
In Lorenza Ghinelli and Silvia Bottani's novel "La roccia dalle radici di stelle" (Aboca Edizioni, 308 pp.), a tarot reading with the Wheel of Fortune card serves as a mise en abyme for the story's central flood that devastates Valle Fratta, a microcosm at the foot of a Romagna hill. The card, depicted in the Marseilles deck as a rotating mechanism resting on water, symbolizes the need to let events flow despite precarious balance, mirroring the survival challenge faced by human and animal protagonists after the catastrophe.
Key facts
- Novel 'La roccia dalle radici di stelle' by Lorenza Ghinelli and Silvia Bottani
- Published by Aboca Edizioni, 308 pages
- Features a tarot reading with the Wheel of Fortune card
- Card is from the Marseilles deck, showing a rotating mechanism on water
- Water in tarot symbolism represents the essence of spirit
- The card reflects the need to let events flow in precarious balance
- Story involves a flood that overwhelms Valle Fratta in Romagna
- Protagonists include both humans and animals facing survival after catastrophe
Entities
Artists
- Lorenza Ghinelli
- Silvia Bottani
Institutions
- Aboca Edizioni
Locations
- Valle Fratta
- Romagna
- Italy