Contempt
of Alberto Moravia, Angus Davidson (Translator), Tim Parks (Goodreads Author) (Introduction)
Description
Contempt is a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European literature. All the qualities for which Alberto Moravia is justly famous ~~ his cool clarity of expression, his exacting attention to psychological complexity and social pretension, his still-striking openness about sex—are evident in this story of a failing marriage. Contempt (which was to inspire Jean-Luc Godard’s no-less-celebrated film) is an unflinching examination of desperation and self-deception in the emotional vacuum of modern consumer society.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 251 pages
- Publisher NYRB Classics
- Publication Date July 31st 2004
- First Publication 10/28/54
- Language English
- ISBN 9781590171226
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Rome (Italy)', 'Capri (Italy)']
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