Larger than Life (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Dino Buzzati |
|---|---|
| Translator | Henry Reed |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
Publication date | 1960 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 1962 |
| Pages | 177 |
Larger than Life, also translated as The Singularity (Italian: Il grande ritratto), is a 1960 novel by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati. It tells the story of a scientist who becomes entangled with a large electronic machine in which the woman he loves is reincarnated. The book is considered to be the first serious novel of Italian science fiction, with content that goes beyond light entertainment.[1] An English translation by Henry Reed was published in 1962, as well as a newer translation by Anne Milano Appel in 2024.[2]
Reception
"Sergeant Cuff" of The Saturday Review called the book "a read-at-a-sitting parable with science-fiction overtones" and described it as "skillfully put together".[3]
References
- ^ Gianetto, Nella (2007). "Dino Buzzati (1906-1972)". In Marrone, Gaetana; Puppa, Paolo (eds.). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. New York: Routledge. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-57958-390-3.
- ^ Larger than life. OCLC 2918097. Retrieved 2015-05-11 – via WorldCat.
- ^ Sergeant Cuff (1967-08-26). "Criminal Record". The Saturday Review. p. 33.
External links
- Larger than Life title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Publicity page at the Italian publisher's website (in Italian)