An Author in Search of Six Characters (The African Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman, Part 1) #1

The African Adventures of Giuseppe Bergman, Part 1.

Twisting Pirandello's 'Six Characters in search of an Author, ' Manara places his iconoclastic, globe-trotting hero, Giuseppe Bergman, on another stage in his quest for adventure. An off-panel director hands out the script to everyone and disappears ... Determined to play his role, Bergman soon finds out that the other characters and events pre-empt the entire scenario, inspite of various attempts to keep it on track. His sexy co-star, Lulu, intended as the script's erotic appeal, turns out not to be a bimbo in the story and, as heroine, ultimately leads us to ponder weighty matters, such as the ability of free will to shape our lives: Is life a stage and do we just follow a script? Can we alter our roles or should we keep our mouth shut and do as we're told? But watch out! Manara's ending may surprise you ....