{"product_id":"2026200009239-secondhand-the-conformist","title":"The Conformist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48893812080859,"sku":"2026200009239-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/e141923f-72d7-4cbf-8016-d74bc12a5d32.png?v=1782040596","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200009239-secondhand-the-conformist","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}