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The Skin
by Malaparte, Curzio
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/N/A
- Seller
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Albany, California, United States
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About This Item
London and Sydney: Alvin Redman Limited, 1952. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. In black boards with gilt to spine. Spine ends lightly bumped and bump to top rear corner. Nice and clean with tight binding. A couple pages too long/mis-trimmed so creased at middle and edge with a few nicks. No jacket.
Synopsis
Curzio Malaparte (pseudonym of Kurt Eric Suckert, 1898–1957) was born in Prato, Italy, and served in World War I. An early supporter of the Italian Fascist movement and a prolific journalist, Malaparte soon established himself as an outspoken public figure. In 1931 he incurred Mussolini’s displeasure by publishing a how-to manual entitled Technique of the Coup-d’Etat , which led to his arrest and a brief term in prison. During World War II Malaparte worked as a correspondent, for much of the time on the eastern front, and this experience provided the basis for his two most famous books, Kaputt (1944; available as an NYRB classic) and The Skin (1949). His political sympathies veered to the left after the war. He continued to write, while also involving himself in the theater and the cinema. David Moore ’s translations include Flora Volpini’s The Women of Florence , Dino Alfieri’s Dictators Face to Face , and Malaparte’s The Volga Rises in Europe . Rachel Kushner is the author of the novels The Flamethrowers (2013) and Telex from Cuba (2008), which was a finalist for the National Book Award and a New York Times Notable Book. Her fiction and essays have appeared in The New York Times , The Paris Review , The Believer , Artforum , and Bookforum . She is a 2013 Guggenheim Fellow.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Paddle Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LPB004596CM
- Title
- The Skin
- Author
- Malaparte, Curzio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- N/A
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- Publisher
- Alvin Redman Limited
- Place of Publication
- London and Sydney
- Date Published
- 1952
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Italian Literature;
Terms of Sale
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