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by Cesare Pavese Translated by A E Murch Original title: Racconti di Cesare Pavese
In this early and particularly revealing collection of stories by a man who is now seen as one of the greatest Italian writers of the century, Pavese’s unafraid, acid-strong gaze burns through social appearances to reveal the callousness of much human behaviour, (more...)
by Cesare Pavese Translated by A E Murch Original title: Notte di festa
The first story here, Land of Exile, is about the impotence of the exile, written not long after Pavese’s own period of juridical exile for writing articles against the fascist government. The short piece Wedding Trip, (more...)
by Cesare Pavese Translated by A E Murch Original title: Il mestiere di vivere
(This review breaks the rules of the Babel Guide; this book is neither in print nor a work of fiction we wanted to introduce it to our readers anyway.)This Business of Living is Pavese’s dialogue with himself and his dialogue with us, (more...)
