by Alberto Moravia · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422600220
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The Roman Woman is a novel by Italian writer Alberto Moravia, published in 1947. The story follows Adriana, a young Roman woman of humble origins who becomes a prostitute to survive during World War II. Through her experiences, Moravia explores themes such as morality, hypocrisy, and the struggle for survival in times of conflict. The novel offers a raw and realistic view of life in Rome during the war, and has been praised for its portrayal of the human condition in extreme circumstances.
Alberto Pincherle, known by his pseudonym Alberto Moravia, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his debut novel Gli indifferenti and for the anti-fascist novel Il conformista, the basis for the film The Conformist (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Other novels of his adapted for the cinema are Agostino, filmed with the same title by Mauro Bolognini in 1962; Il disprezzo, filmed by Jean-Luc Godard as Le Mépris ; La noia (Boredom), filmed with that title by Damiano Damiani in 1963 and released in the US as The Empty Canvas in 1964 and La ciociara, filmed by Vittorio De Sica as Two Women (1960). Cédric Kahn's L'Ennui (1998) is another version of La noia.
