Alberto Pincherle Knihy

In this set of novellas, a few facts are constant. Sergio is a young intellectual, poor and proud of his new membership in the Communist Party. Maurizio is handsome, rich, successful with women, and morally ambiguous. Sergio’s young, sensual lover becomes collateral damage in the struggle between these two men. All three of these unfinished stories, found packed in a suitcase after Alberto Moravia’s death, share this narrative premise. But from there, each story unfolds in a unique way. The first patiently explores the slow unfurling of Sergio’s resentment toward Maurizio. The second reveals the calculated bargain Maurizio offers in exchange for his conversion to Sergio’s beloved Communism. And the third switches dramatically to the first person, laying bare Sergio’s conflicted soul. Anyone interested in literature will relish the opportunity to watch Moravia at work, tinkering with his story and working at it from three unique perspectives.

Próza Augustín je malým veľdielom o sexuálnom prebúdzaní. Jednoduchý literárny príbeh sa odohrá v časovom priestore letných prázdnin, ktoré hlavný hrdina, trinásťročný Augustín, trávi pri mori s matkou, príťažlivou mladou vdovou, túžiacou užiť si života. Jej ľúbostná historka s neznámym mládencom v člne na šírom mori vážne a v podstate definitívne naruší dovtedy rýdzi, ničím nezaťažený vzťah medzi matkou a synom. Za tento román, ktorým sa Alberto Moravia vrátil po surrealistických a satirických odbočeniach ku „skutočnej" literatúre, získal autor v roku 1945 svoju prvú literárnu cenu.

Sedici racconti, scritti fra il 1980 ed il 1989, di lunghezza varia. Ricca l'eco che suscita: un intarsio di vibrazioni dentro cui i personaggi sono avvolti, così che lo loro fisionomie vanno a sfumarsi, con naturalezza, nella profondità del mistero psicologico.