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Contempt Paperback - 2004

by Alberto Moravia; Introduction by Tim Parks; Angus Davidson (Translator)


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Alberto Moravia (1907–1990) was one of Italy’s greatest twentieth-century writers. Among his best-known books to have appeared in English are Boredom, The Woman of Rome, The Conformist (the basis for Bernardo Bertolucci’s film), Roman Tales, Contempt (the basis for Jean-Luc Godard’s film), and Two Women.

Tim Parks, a novelist, essayist, and translator, is Associate Professor of Literature and Translation at IULM University in Milan. His books include Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic’s Search for Health and Healing and The Server.

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DURING THE FIRST two years of our married life my relations with my wife were, I can now assert, perfect.

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  • Title Contempt
  • Author Alberto Moravia; Introduction by Tim Parks; Angus Davidson (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition New edition
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher New York Review of Books, New York, New York, U.S.A
  • Date July 31, 2004
  • ISBN 9781590171226 / 1590171225
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.06 x 5.04 x 0.6 in (20.47 x 12.80 x 1.52 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Psychological fiction, Marriage
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Media reviews

Rich in substance and resonant with meaning…a rare achievement.
The New York Times

Moravia remains one of the twentieth century’s smoothest and most entertaining poets of paralysis, of the genial ennui generated by the triumph of materialism over humane values…his novels offer a bracing counterpoint to today’s soft-hearted and -headed fiction.
Boston Review

Citations

  • Library Journal, 10/01/2004, Page 121

About the author

Alberto Moravia (1907-1990) was one of Italy's greatest twentieth-century writers. Among his best-known books to have appeared in English are Boredom, The Woman of Rome, The Conformist (the basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's film), Roman Tales, Contempt (the basis for Jean-Luc Godard's film), and Two Women.

Tim Parks, a novelist, essayist, and translator, is Associate Professor of Literature and Translation at IULM University in Milan. His books include Teach Us to Sit Still: A Skeptic's Search for Health and Healing and The Server.

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