The Conformist
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of twentieth-century Italian literature, The Conformist is a dark and psychologically penetrating novel set in Fascist Italy. It chronicles the story of Marcello Clerici, a man driven by a desperate need to be normal after a disturbing incident in his childhood, who willingly aligns himself with Mussolini's regime in a bid to conform to society's expectations. Moravia presents a chilling portrait of moral cowardice and self-deception, dissecting how the hunger for belonging can lead an individual to commit acts of profound evil. Written with cool, surgical precision, the novel argues that fascism is not merely a political system but a psychological condition — one born of repression, shame, and the terror of difference. A masterwork of Italian modernism, it was famously adapted into a celebrated film by Bernardo Bertolucci in 1970.
Author: Alberto Moravia
Format: Paperback
Published: 1968, Penguin
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A landmark of twentieth-century Italian literature, The Conformist is a dark and psychologically penetrating novel set in Fascist Italy. It chronicles the story of Marcello Clerici, a man driven by a desperate need to be normal after a disturbing incident in his childhood, who willingly aligns himself with Mussolini's regime in a bid to conform to society's expectations. Moravia presents a chilling portrait of moral cowardice and self-deception, dissecting how the hunger for belonging can lead an individual to commit acts of profound evil. Written with cool, surgical precision, the novel argues that fascism is not merely a political system but a psychological condition — one born of repression, shame, and the terror of difference. A masterwork of Italian modernism, it was famously adapted into a celebrated film by Bernardo Bertolucci in 1970.