About the Author

Alberto Moravia (1907-1990) published his first novel, The Time of Indifference, at the age of twenty-three. Banned from publishing under Mussolini, he emerged after World War II as one of the most admired and influential twentieth-century Italian writers. His novels include Two Adolescents, Two Women and The Women of Rome. Tim Parks's books include the novel Destiny and the essay collection Hell and Back. His most recent novel, Judge Savage, was published in the autumn. He lectures at IULM University in Milan.

Reviews

Rich in substance and resonant with meaning…a rare achievement.
— The New York Times

Moravia remains one of the twentieth century’s smoothest and most entertaining poets of paralysis, of the genial ennui generated by the triumph of materialism over humane values…his novels offer a bracing counterpoint to today’s soft-hearted and -headed fiction.
— Boston Review