Moravia, Alberto 1907-1990

Man as an end, a defense of humanism; literary, social, and political essays by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
51 editions published between 1963 and 2000 in 6 languages and held by 1,357 libraries worldwide

Two women by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
212 editions published between 1957 and 2010 in 25 languages and held by 1,286 libraries worldwide
Realistic drama of an Italian widow who, along with her young daughter, are brutally raped by Allied soldiers in World War II.

The empty canvas by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
178 editions published between 1960 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,180 libraries worldwide
An artists falls in love with his young model.

The woman of Rome by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
280 editions published between 1947 and 2010 in 30 languages and held by 1,174 libraries worldwide
The glitter and cynicism of Rome under Mussolini provide the background of what is probably Alberto Moravia's best and best-known novel - The Woman of Rome. It's the story of Adriana, a simple girl with no fortune but her beauty who models naked for a painter, accepts gifts from men, and could never quite identify the moment when she traded her private dream of home and children for the life of a prostitute. One of the very few novels of the twentieth century which can be ranked with the work of Dostoevsky, The Woman of Rome also tells the stories of the tortured university student Giacomo, a failed revolutionary who refuses to admit his love for Adriana; of the sinister figure of Astarita, the Secret Police officer obsessed with Adriana; and of the coarse and brutal criminal Sonzogno, who treats Adriana as his private property.

Two adolescents; the stories of Agostino and Luca by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
213 editions published between 1930 and 2009 in 16 languages and held by 1,171 libraries worldwide
Mother and son live in a world of mutual tenderness until a man intervenes and the mother responds. The son then seeks outlets for his erotic energy with a gang of young boys.

The conformist by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
202 editions published between 1950 and 2010 in 20 languages and held by 1,167 libraries worldwide
"Since childhood [Marcello] Clerici has struggled with conflicting urges--a compulsion to hurt others and an obsessive desire to conform. ... When he is assigned to kill a former professor, now in exile, and falls unexpectedly in love with a strange, compelling woman, his life is torn open."--Cover.

The time of indifference by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
252 editions published between 1929 and 2010 in 22 languages and held by 1,061 libraries worldwide
Dans ce premier roman, publié à 22 ans, Moravia décrit des adultes égo͏ïstes et corrupteurs, des jeunes gens impuissants et indifférents, dans une atmosphère de sensualité trouble et morbide.

1934 by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
41 editions published between 1982 and 1998 in 14 languages and held by 1,018 libraries worldwide

Conjugal love by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
107 editions published between 1948 and 2007 in 10 languages and held by 980 libraries worldwide
"When Silvio, a rich Italian dilettante, and his beautiful wife agree to move to the country and forgo sex so that he will have the energy to write a successful novel, something is bound to go wrong: Silvio's literary ambitions are far too big for his second-rate talent, and his wife Leda is a passionate woman. Antonio, the local barber who comes every morning to shave Silvio, sparks off this dangerously combustible situation when Leda accuses him of trying to molest her. Silvio obstinately refuses to dismiss him, and the quarrel and its shattering consequences put the couple's love to the test." "Alberto Moravia earned his international reputation with frank, finely-observed stories of love and sex at all levels of society. In this new English translation of Conjugal Love, he explores an imperiled relationship with his customary unadorned style, psychological penetration, and narrative art."--BOOK JACKET.

Roman tales by Alberto Moravia ( Book )
177 editions published between 1954 and 2009 in 13 languages and held by 973 libraries worldwide