“If there is a keyword to identify a fool, it is the word ‘life,’ because every fool always has a saying about life ready, and in the face of any existential problem, they respond with concepts like life is beautiful, life should be lived deeply, or life is sacred...” Massimiliano Parente, one of the most successful Italian authors of our time, has a way of intriguing you, the gift of entertaining you, and sometimes the ability to annoy you. However, it is absolutely certain that his narrative cannot leave you indifferent. In Idiocracy, he dissects with surgical precision and large doses of vitriolic humor the commonplaces of his homeland and the naive beliefs of people. He satirizes the reality of modern Italy, among political and “anti-political” charlatans, naive voters, television personalities, internet “celebrities,” anti-scientific beliefs, unfounded perceptions, foolish certainties, and many small everyday foolishnesses of the “next door.” And if all this reminds you of something familiar and very Greek, don't worry, it’s just your impression...