"There is only one pleasure, that of being alive. All the rest is misery," wrote Cesare Pavese, whose short, intense life spanned the ordeals of fascism and World War II to witness the beginnings of Italy's postwar prosperity. Searchingly alert to nuances of speech, feeling, and atmosphere, and remarkably varied, his novels offer a panoramic vision, at once sensual and finely considered, of a time of tumultuous change. This volume presents readers with Pavese's major works. The Beach is a wry summertime comedy of sexual and romantic misunderstandings, while The House on the Hill...
"There is only one pleasure, that of being alive. All the rest is misery," wrote Cesare Pavese, whose short, intense life spanned the ordeals of fasci...
Cesare Pavese was one of Italy's great post-war writers. His poetry was revolutionary--both artistically and politically--rejecting the verbal and philosophical constraints of tradition and utilizing direct, colloquial language. His subjects were peasants, hobos, and prostitutes, and this bilingual volume includes all the poetry Pavese ever published, including work originally deleted by Fascist censors. A landmark volume.
Cesare Pavese (1908-50) was a novelist, poet, and translator and a major literary figure in post-war Italy. He brought American influence to Italian...
Cesare Pavese was one of Italy's great post-war writers. His poetry was revolutionary--both artistically and politically--rejecting the verbal and ...
Der Roman führt ins Piemont, Ende der Vierzigerjahre. Der Erzähler, gut zwanzig Jahre zuvor aufgebrochen, sein Glück in Amerika zu machen, kehrt in sein Dorf zurück. Die Landschaft der Kindheit liegt vor ihm, die Rebhügel, der Fluss mit dem abschüssigen Ufer, die Eisenbahnlinie. Hier ist er, als angenommenes Kind, in einer Kleinbauernfamilie aufgewachsen, hier geschah die Entdeckung der Welt. Aber viel ist seither passiert. Von Nuto, seinem einzigen verbliebenen Freund, erfährt er, wie der Faschismus das Dorf gespalten hat, dass der Kampf auf der Seite der Partisanen den Weggefährten...
Der Roman führt ins Piemont, Ende der Vierzigerjahre. Der Erzähler, gut zwanzig Jahre zuvor aufgebrochen, sein Glück in Amerika zu machen, kehrt in...