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Alberto Maoravia is one of the most important Italian authors of the 20th century. He was a journalist, short story writer and poet as well as a novelist. Later in life he involved himself directly in politics after a life of being a left wing thinker. He suffered from tuberculosis in early life and spent much of his childhood in sanatoriums being deprived or a formal education, which make his literary achievements all the more praiseworthy. His books mainly deal with an exploration of sexuality and the alienation of man in modern society form a left wing perspective. This soon led to many of his books being banned and he himself had to ... Read the complete review
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