A Private Affair |
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| Author:
| Fenoglio, Beppe |
| Translator:
| Curtis, Howard |
| Foreword by:
| Bailey, Paul |
| Series title: | Hesperus Modern Voices Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84391-426-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Hesperus Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Posthumously published in Italy in 1963, and now translated into English for the very first time, Beppe Fenoglio's World War II novel
A Private Affair is regarded as one of the greatest works of 20th-century Italian literature. After the fateful day of September 8,1943--when Italy surrendered to the Allies and was occupied by the Wehrmacht--Milton, a university student, joins the anti-German partisan militia in the mountainous areas of the Piedmont. It is a hard life...
More Description Posthumously published in Italy in 1963, and now translated into English for the very first time, Beppe Fenoglio's World War II novel A Private Affair is regarded as one of the greatest works of 20th-century Italian literature. After the fateful day of September 8,1943--when Italy surrendered to the Allies and was occupied by the Wehrmacht--Milton, a university student, joins the anti-German partisan militia in the mountainous areas of the Piedmont. It is a hard life of watches, patrols, ambushes, and close escapes, but Milton seems to live in a kind of daze, heedless of the danger of being captured by Fascist bands, and immersed in his own world of thoughts and memories. History and life are fused together through a masterful use of flashback, while Milton’s romantic, obsessive, and desperate quest for love and truth carries a wealth of connotations that still reverberate to this day. Beppe Fenoglio (1922-1963) is best known for his autobiographical work, Johnny the Partisan.