Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia, pseudonym of Alberto Pincherle (Rome, 1907 – 1990), was one of the greatest Italian writers of the twentieth century. He made his debut at barely twenty-two with The Time of Indifference (1929), a novel which, with a clear and disenchanted outlook, anticipated existential themes and brought to the page the moral aridity of the bourgeoisie. A central voice of post-war realism, he wrote works such as La romana (1947), The Conformist (1951), and Two Women (1957), many of which inspired celebrated films. His writing, sparse and analytical, investigated sex, alienation, and the relationship between individual and society. He was also an essayist, film critic, travel reporter, and from 1984 a Member of the European Parliament. Together with his wife Elsa Morante and intellectuals such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, he animated Roman cultural life, leaving a lasting mark on European literature.
The farewell
26 settembre 1990 · Roma
Alberto Moravia died in Rome on 26 September 1990, aged 82, in his residence on the Lungotevere della Vittoria. He rests in the Monumental Cemetery of Verano, the principal cemetery of the capital, a place open to the public where many illustrious figures of Italian culture are buried. His tomb is accessible and may be visited by those who wish to pay him homage.
