Conjugal Love (novel)
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(publ. Farrar, Straus and Young)
Conjugal Love was written in the original Italian (L'amore conjugale), by Alberto Moravia in 1947.[1] It was first translated into English in 1951,[2] and has since a new translation by Marina Harss as published by Other Press in 2007.[3]
The novel is written in the first person by a rich Italian dilettante who has gone with his wife to the countryside to attempt to write a novel. The situation is complicated, however, by the couple's decision to remain abstinent throughout this period, and the wife's accusation that her husband's barber has tried to molest her.[3]
References
- ^ Reynolds, Susan Salt (2007-01-21). "Discoveries". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ "Michael Dirda - Michael Dirda". Washingtonpost.com. 21 January 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
- ^ a b "Conjugal Love". Other Press. Retrieved 2012-07-15.