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Two Friends - Softcover

Moravia, Alberto

 
9781590513361: Two Friends
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1590513363 ISBN 13: 9781590513361
Verlag: Other Pr Llc, 2011

Inhaltsangabe

In this set of novellas, a few facts are constant. Sergio is a young intellectual, poor and proud of his new membership in the Communist Party. Maurizio is handsome, rich, successful with women, and morally ambiguous. Sergio’s young, sensual lover becomes collateral damage in the struggle between these two men. All three of these unfinished stories, found packed in a suitcase after Alberto Moravia’s death, share this narrative premise. But from there, each story unfolds in a unique way. The first patiently explores the slow unfurling of Sergio’s resentment toward Maurizio. The second reveals the calculated bargain Maurizio offers in exchange for his conversion to Sergio’s beloved Communism. And the third switches dramatically to the first person, laying bare Sergio’s conflicted soul.
Anyone interested in literature will relish the opportunity to watch Moravia at work, tinkering with his story and working at it from three unique perspectives.

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Alberto Moravia, born in Rome in 1907, was one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century. Moravia started his career as a journalist for several major Italian newspapers and magazines. His acclaimed novels includeThe Woman of Rome, The Conformist, Contempt, Two Women, and Conjugal Love(Other Press), and several have been turned into films by Bernardo Bertolucci and Jean-Luc Godard. In 1952 Moravia received the Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary award, for the best work of prose fiction by an Italian author. Later in life, he
entered politics and represented Italy in the European Parliament from 1984 until his death in 1990.

Marina Harss studied comparative literature and translation at Harvard and New York University. Her translations include Pier Paolo Pasolini’sStories from the City of God (Other Press), stories in The Forbidden Stories of Marta Venerandaby Sonia Rivera-Valdes, and Alberto Moravia’s Conjugal Love (Other Press). Her translations have also appeared inThe Latin American Review, Bomb, and Brooklyn Rail.

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The woman, a widow, lived alone in her tiny apartment. Maurizio usually went to see her in the evenings. During the day he kept his old habits and often saw Sergio. The woman, who was jealous and did not completely trust Maurizio, often subtly reproached him about his friendship with Sergio. She was a conventional woman, and in her eyes, poverty was the worst possible defect a person could have. In her opinion, Maurizio, who was so much wealthier than Sergio, should associate only with his equals. Moreover, in her opinion Sergio was not a true friend and attached himself to Maurizio only because of his wealth. How could Maurizio not see this? And on, and on. The woman, who was German by birth, concealed her hostility toward Sergio; in fact, she always affected a sickeningly sweet manner in his presence. But she often said to Maurizio: “I’m sure that if I made eyes at your dear friend, he would not think twice about betraying you.” Though Maurizio was convinced that this was not true, and was sure of Sergio’s loyalty, he did not vigorously protest because, deep down, these insinuations were convenient to him.

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Verlag
Other Pr Llc
Erscheinungsdatum
2011
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1590513363
ISBN 13 
9781590513361
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
327
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