Life of Moravia |
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Author:
| Moravia, Alberto Elkann, Alain |
Translator:
| Weaver, William |
Series title: | Steerforth Italia Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-883642-50-1 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
Publisher: | Steerforth Press
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Imprint: | Steerforth Italia |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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An autobiography of Moravia unusually set in the,form of an interview with his friend, the writer,Alain Elkann. It well illustrates how Moravia put,much of his life into his books and demonstrates,the literary use he made of the bourgeois world of,his childhood in Rome, of his encounter with,facism under Mussolini, of his months in hiding,from the Germans in the mountains south of Romeand of his marriage to two of the leading writers,of his time - Elsa Morante and Dacia...
More DescriptionAn autobiography of Moravia unusually set in the,form of an interview with his friend, the writer,Alain Elkann. It well illustrates how Moravia put,much of his life into his books and demonstrates,the literary use he made of the bourgeois world of,his childhood in Rome, of his encounter with,facism under Mussolini, of his months in hiding,from the Germans in the mountains south of Romeand of his marriage to two of the leading writers,of his time - Elsa Morante and Dacia Maraini.,Alberto Moravia's classic novel 'the Woman of,Rome' is also available from Turnaround.