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Alberto Moravia


Born
in Via Sgambati, Rome, Italy
November 28, 1907

Died
September 26, 1990

Genre
Literature & Fiction

Influences
James Joyce, Dostoevsky, Stendhal ...more


Novels, such as Time of Desecration (1978), of Italian writer Alberto Moravia, pen name of Alberto Pincherle, explore the alienation and ennui of the middle class.

Alberto Moravia, pseudonimo di Alberto Pincherle (1907 – 1990), è stato uno scrittore, giornalista, sceneggiatore, saggista, drammaturgo, poeta, reporter di viaggio, critico cinematografico e politico italiano.
Considerato uno dei più importanti romanzieri del XX secolo, ha esplorato nelle sue opere i temi della sessualità, dell'alienazione sociale e dell'esistenzialismo.

Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle, was one of the leading Italian novelists of the twentieth century whose novels explore matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism. He was also a ...more

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Average rating: 3.76 · 36,979 ratings · 3,036 reviews · 544 distinct works • Similar authors
Gli indifferenti
3.74 avg rating — 7,150 ratings — published 1929 — 120 editions
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Contempt
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3.94 avg rating — 4,728 ratings — published 1954 — 119 editions
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Boredom
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3.87 avg rating — 3,999 ratings — published 1960 — 107 editions
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La Ciociara
4.04 avg rating — 2,948 ratings — published 1957 — 121 editions
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The Conformist
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3.97 avg rating — 2,631 ratings — published 1951 — 103 editions
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The Woman of Rome
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3.84 avg rating — 2,700 ratings — published 1947 — 141 editions
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Agostino
3.46 avg rating — 2,950 ratings — published 1945 — 72 editions
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Roman Tales
3.92 avg rating — 920 ratings — published 1954 — 68 editions
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The Voyeur
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3.60 avg rating — 671 ratings — published 1978 — 43 editions
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Conjugal Love: A Novel
3.59 avg rating — 670 ratings — published 1943 — 63 editions
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“Good writers are monotonous, like good composers. They keep trying to perfect the one problem they were born to understand.”
― Alberto Moravia
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“And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.”
― Alberto Moravia, The Woman of Rome
tags: deception, fascination, love, men, monster, scorned, understanding, women
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“You can't think on purpose about somebody or something. Either you think about them naturally or you don't think at all.”
― Alberto Moravia, Boredom
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