| Author: |
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Alberto Moravia
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A ghost at noon |
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No copies available |
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English |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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251 |
| Date: |
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1983 |
| ISBN: |
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0586057048 |
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Granada |
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0.35 pounds |
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4.41 x 6.77 x 0.08 inches |
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| Previous givers: |
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3 Carol (United Kingdom), rachel (USA: CA), Robert Wechsler (USA: CT) |
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3 Laura Wilson (USA: VT), Robert Wechsler (USA: CT), CNY Reader (USA: NY) |
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Robert Wechsler (USA: CT) (2023/03/04):
Moravia, who was the great postwar Italian writer, at least in English translation, here presents male rationality as a tragic weakness, that is, he's ahead of his time, anticipating feminism. The novel is strongest when the narrator/protagonist is working out his rational muscles, and weakest when there is extended dialogue, mostly in the second half. I definitely got tired of the narrator’s constant, back-and-forth reasoning, but that’s part of the point. Throw in multiple takes on Odysseus including, arguably, the novel itself, and you have a unique tale of how to ruin a marriage.
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