by Dino Buzzati · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266247337
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«Le Désert des Tartares» is the novel by Italian writer Dino Buzzati published by Pocket in paperback (267 pages, in French).
Giovanni Drogo, a young officer, is posted to the remote Bastiani fort, facing a desert where the arrival of the Tartars is expected. There his life unfolds between routine and the wait for a great battle that would give meaning to his existence. A fable about solitude, illusion, and the passage of time.
Work originally published in 1940 under the title «Il deserto dei Tartari»; this French edition belongs to the Pocket collection (no. 3640) and consists of 267 pages.
A read for those who appreciate twentieth-century European classics and stories with an existential tone.
Dino Buzzati-Traverso was an Italian novelist, short story writer, painter and poet, as well as a journalist for Corriere della Sera. His worldwide fame is mostly due to his novel The Tartar Steppe, although he is also known for his well-received collections of short stories.
