Alberto Moravia
Italian author whose frank treatment of sexuality, alienation, and bourgeois conformity scandalized and fascinated Italian readers from the 1920s through his long career. The Time of Indifference is his debut masterpiece.
Works
- The Time of IndifferenceNovel of bourgeois malaise exploring apathy and moral paralysis among Italian families
- The ConformistPsychological portrait of a fascist intellectual struggling with his political compromises
- Two WomenWWII novel depicting the brutal violation and endurance of two women during occupation
- AgostinoComing-of-age novella exploring adolescent sexuality and emotional awakening on the coast
- The Empty CanvasNovel examining artistic obsession, desire, and existential emptiness