The essential philosophical writings of one of the twentieth century’s most influential writers are now gathered into a single volume with an introduction and afterword by the celebrated writer and publisher Roberto Calasso. Illness set him free to writ
A beautiful, wrenching debut novel chronicling the life of a family struggling for survival during the Armenian genocide in Turkey, in 1915. At the center: Yerwant, who, at thirteen, left his home in the Anatolian hills of Turkey to study at an Armenian b
The first comprehensive anthology of modern Italian poetry, in a beautiful bilingual editionMore than a century has passed since F. T. Marinetti's "Futurist Manifesto" slammed the door on the nineteenth century and trumpeted the arrival of modernity. Sinc
Edição bilíngüe. Trabalhar cansa é o livro de estreia de Cesare Pavese, considerado um dos grandes escritores italianos e intelectual pertencente ao grupo formado na época da Segunda Guerra por Norberto Bobbio, Leone Ginzburg, Ellio Vittorini e Ital
Anguila, the narrator, is a successful businessman lured home from California to the Piedmontese village where he was fostered by peasants. After 20 years, so much has changed. Slowly, with the power of memory, he is able to piece together the past and re
Set amongst the hills, vineyards, and villages of Piedmont, this tale centers on three young men as they spend what is seemingly their last free summer talking, drinking, and enjoying life. Fascinated with their wealthy acquaintance, Poli, they soon fi
"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
A series of dialogues between mythological figures, treating the question of human destiny as the personal content of myths. In his foreword, Pavese elaborates on his method in the Dialogues: "What is more acutely disturbing than to see familiar scenes tr
Feria d'agosto è un'opera eterogenea dello scrittore Cesare Pavese, pubblicata nel 1946 composta da racconti, capitoli e prose di riflessione che enunciano la poetica dell'autore.In Feria d'agosto lo scrittore approfondisce, soprattutto nei saggi raccolt
