The silence of re-reading. (death of Alberto Moravia) (obituary)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: October 6, 1990 | Copyright information

The silence of re-reading

HAD Alberto Moravia, the most famous Italian novelist of his day, not dropped dead while shaving on September 26th, he would have been at the Frankfurt book fair this week promoting his latest work. Indeed, about an hour after his death, a messenger arrived as planned at his flat in Rome to deliver the first copy to him: his 52nd book, and his publisher's prize offering at Frankfurt.

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