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Moravia is best known for his debut novel Gli indifferenti ( The Time of Indifference 1929) and for the anti-fascist novel Il conformista ( The Conformist 1947), the basis for the film The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci.
Alberto Moravia (born Nov. 28, 1907, Rome, Italy—died Sept. 26, 1990, Rome) was an Italian journalist, short-story writer, and novelist known for his fictional portrayals of social alienation and loveless sexuality. He was a major figure in 20th-century Italian literature.
Alberto Moravia, pseudonimo di Alberto Pincherle ( Roma, 28 novembre 1907 [ 1] – Roma, 26 settembre 1990 ), è stato uno scrittore, giornalista, sceneggiatore, saggista, drammaturgo, poeta, reporter di viaggio, critico cinematografico e politico italiano .
Alberto Moravia was born on 22 November 1907 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a writer and actor, known for Contempt (1963), The Conformist (1970) and Two Women (1960).
Jun 8, 2018 · Alberto Moravia (1907-1990) was one of the most important, and certainly the most prolific, of modern Italian authors. His keen moralistic approach focuses mainly on the iniquities of bourgeois society.
Alberto Moravia has 483 books on Goodreads with 118036 ratings. Alberto Moravia’s most popular book is Gli indifferenti.
Sep 26, 1990 · Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle, was one of the leading Italian novelists of the twentieth century whose novels explore matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism. He was also a journalist, playwright, essayist and film critic.
Alberto Moravia’s role as a leading figure in twentieth century Italian literature resulted from his lifelong commitment to writing prose fiction in what he described as theatrical...
Sep 27, 1990 · Alberto Moravia, whose many novels explored alienation and other social traumas while focusing almost obsessively on human sexuality, died today at his apartment overlooking the Tiber River here.
Alberto Moravia was one of the most important and certainly the most prolific, of modern Italian writers. He was Italy’s most widely read author in the 20th century; his works were translated into some 30 languages and sold in the millions around the world.