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An Absurd Vice: A Biography of Cesare PaveseAn Absurd Vice, the critical biography of Cesare Pavese by his friend and fellow writer Davide Lajolo, has been celebrated in Italy since its publication there in 1960. With well balanced affection and blame, it presents a portrait of the prize winning author of the House on the Hill, Work Wearies and other books of fiction and poetry, dedicated editor at the Einaudi Publishing House, and renowned translator of such classics as David Copperfield and
An Absurd Vice, the critical biography of Cesare Pavese by his friend and fellow-writer Davide Lajolo, has been celebrated in Italy since its publication there in 1960. With well-balanced affection and blame, it presents a portrait of the prize-winning author of the House on the Hill, Work Wearies and other books of fiction and poetry, dedicated editor at the Einaudi Publishing House, and renowned translator of such classics as David Copperfield and Moby-Dick, who was yet unable to shake what he ruefully called his "absurd vice"- a lifelong obsession with suicide. "Mine would be a biography to be written with a scalpel," Pavese once told Lajolo, "I am made up of too many parts that do not blend." Born in rural Piedmont in 1908, Pavese returned, throughout his working life in the city of Turin, to his native hills for solace and inspiration. His friends and admirers included the great Italian literati of the day, yet he remained a lonely man who, after losing his first love, never made his peace with womankind. Several of his friends lost their lives in World War II and the Italian civil war of resistance, and Pavese himself spent a year in exile. But in 1950, having survived the Fascist era, believing Communism to offer hope for his country's future, and at the height of his fame, he nevertheless took his own life. Translated and edited with an introduction by Mario and Mark Pietralunga.Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 04/17/1983
ISBN: 9780811208512
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 7.93h x 5.21w x 0.72d
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Chemical smell
It fulfilled my purpose but it smells really bad. Very chemical smell, hoping it airs out after a couple days. I used it to refill a pillow and didn’t notice until I had already finished.
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★★★★★ 5
Finely shredded memory foam
This arrived well packaged with multiple layers of compression. It contained finely shredded blue memory foam. It was soft and compressable. There was enough to fill a small pillow, I had to also use the other memory foam I had on hand to fill the dog bed I was making. I can't speak to the durability yet, but it seems to be the same texture as the other memory foam I've worked with, so I expect it to hold up fine. Overall, I would order again.
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★★★★★ 5
Perfect for the neck
Color: Black and White
Excellent pillow. After using it for about 3 weeks I can truly say my morning neck pains are totally gone. Took some getting used to but it was worth it. Very comfortable and seems to be well made. Highly recommend.
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★★★★★ 4
Good pillow
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Very comfortable and good quality. The only reason I am giving it four stars is I wish it was a little bigger. I’m a man and when I wrap my arms around the pillow they aren’t supported fully.
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