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During the First World War, a schoolboy begins an affair with Marthe, a young soldier’s wife. Their forbidden love exposes jealousy, selfishness and the distance between intense feeling and maturity.
Young and temperamental orphan Gaïta Valprez lives wild and free by the Luzette River in a castle in Auvergne. When she is sent to boarding school, her rebellious spirit leads her into conflict, secrets and unexpected love.
In "Masquerade," Moravia satirically depicts fascist Italy through absurd political intrigue and disguise. "Marital Love" intimately explores erotic tension, possessiveness, and emotional alienation in everyday life.
Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.
Taste summer with sparkling champagne, warm croissants with butter and a little “je ne sais quoi”.
The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.