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Alberto Moravia

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Speranza

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I didn't find any thread about Alberto Moravia so I figure I would start one.


I read two of his novels, Contempt and Conjugal Love, and I was extremely impressed. He writes with such charming simplicity and insight and it makes me want to read all of his work.


Is anyone else as impressed by this signore as me ?
 
You mention of him first surpised me for it is different sound of bells.
He is well know in France for his novels and the film addaptations made of some of them,The comtempt(le mepris) with brigitte bardot by Godart and The comformist with jean louis trintignant by Bertolucci.
I never read him but i shall very soon for you planted the seeds of curiosity.I alway thought he a much younger man and was astonished to found out he died 1990.
I might start with l'ennuie or the conformist both of which warmly recomanded by my parents.

Wiki wiki--->Alberto Moravia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
I got the Automate,a collection of short stories and might have another one brought from France.
Thanks for the reminder Speranza(if your still around)
 
Speranza said:
I didn't find any thread about Alberto Moravia so I figure I would start one.


I read two of his novels, Contempt and Conjugal Love, and I was extremely impressed. He writes with such charming simplicity and insight and it makes me want to read all of his work.
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Is anyone else as impressed by this signore as me ?
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What types of books does he mainly write? :whistling:
 
Books with sentences and words,Kella,and if you read my post and move the little arrow on the link for wiki and click once,there might be more information about him and his books.Magic!!
By the way how is the Alchemist going?
 
saliotthomas, I'm glad that I fueled your curiosity toward Moravia. He sure deserves some promoting ..


kella said:
What types of books does he mainly write? :whistling:
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His books is mostly about contemporary relationships .

Here is a description of his short novel Conjugal Love from Amazon.

"A story of love, obsession, and betrayal from "the most important Italian creative writer [of the twentieth] century."—The Times [London]

When Silvio, a rich Italian dilettante, and his beautiful wife agree to move to the country and forgo sex so that he will have the energy to write a successful novel, something is bound to go wrong: Silvio's literary ambitions are far too big for his second-rate talent, and his wife Leda is a passionate woman. Antonio, the local barber who comes every morning to shave Silvio, sparks off this dangerously combustible situation when Leda accuses him of trying to molest her. Silvio obstinately refuses to dismiss him, and the quarrel and its shattering consequences put the couple's love to the test.

Alberto Moravia earned his international reputation with frank, finely-observed stories of love and sex at all levels of society. In this new English translation of Conjugal Love, he explores an imperiled relationship with his customary unadorned style, psychological penetration, and narrative art.
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