{"product_id":"boredom-paperback","title":"Boredom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlberto Moravia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAngus Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novels that the great Italian writer Alberto Moravia wrote in the years following the World War II represent an extraordinary survey of the range of human behavior in a fragmented modern society. \u003ci\u003eBoredom\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of a failed artist and pampered son of a rich family who becomes dangerously attached to a young model, examines the complex relations between money, sex, and imperiled masculinity. This powerful and disturbing study in the pathology of modern life is one of the masterworks of a writer whom as Anthony Burgess once remarked, was \"always trying to get to the bottom of the human imbroglio.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlberto Moravia (1907-1990), the child of a wealthy family, was raised at home because of illness. He published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Indifference, \u003c\/i\u003e 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. Among his best-known books to have appeared in English are Boredom, The Woman of Rome, The Conformist (the basis for Bernardo Bertolucci's film), Roman Tales, Contempt (the basis for Jean-Luc Godard's film), and Two Women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Weaver is celebrated for his numerous translations from the Italian, including Umberto Eco's \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and novels and stories by Italo Calvino.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.04 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730419585087,"sku":"9781590171219","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/eedd4174c2ac0ef567bd0487e0b9ae57.webp?v=1765125883","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/boredom-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}