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Two Friends

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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.

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Publisher: Other Press

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  • ISBN: 9781590514214
  • Release date: August 16, 2011

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  • ISBN: 9781590514214
  • File size: 2518 KB
  • Release date: August 16, 2011

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Fiction Literature

Languages

English

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.

Expand title description text