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Author: Alberto Moravia

The Conformist
by Alberto Moravia

We did Moravia briefly when I was studying Italian for my Arts degree, so my very first impression of this novel was that reading him in translation makes things MUCH easier. Continue reading The Conformist

Posted on December 10, 2014August 26, 2015Author hollyGenres drama, translated
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