La malattia dell'infinito. La letteratura del Novecento

Synopsis of La malattia dell'infinito. La letteratura del Novecento

A collection of essays by one of the most authoritative and refined Italian intellectuals, Pietro Citati. It features over sixty portraits of the most significant figures in 20th-century European literature and culture, including writers, poets, essayists, critics, and filmmakers. The volume is divided into five parts, covering the beginning of the century, the period from the 1920s to the post-war era, poetry, contemporary literature, and personal reflections on intellectuals with whom Citati had close friendships, such as Gadda, Calvino, Manganelli, and Fellini.