For a Handful of Books

Season 20 Episode 3: Let the Tears Flow, Said the Policeman (by Philip K. Dick)

The theme of this episode is "Let the tears flow, the policeman said" by Philip K. Dick, the book on which the two high school classes compete. The challengers are the 3B of the "Carlo Lorenzini" linguistic high school in Pescia and the students of the "Lorenzo Respighi" scientific high school in Piacenza. The game is hosted by Geppi Cucciari and Professor Piero Dorfles, who recommends, in this episode, "Vertigo" by Boileau-Narcejac (Adelphi), "The Dress of Books" by Jhumpa Lahiri (Guanda) and "The Scorn" by Alessandro Zaccuri (Marsilio).

Genre:

Talk

Seasons:

23

Episodes:

453

Cast:

Piero D'Orfles, Geppi Cucciari

Quality:

HD

Duration:

51 min

First Air:

1998

Rating:

9.0