Watching the Moon & Other Plays

MASSIMO BONTEMPELLI(1878–1960), poet, novelist, playwright and composer would become one of the literary giants of the 20th century. The father of magic realism in Italy, he was associated with the futurist avant-garde and then launched his own influential literary movement, Novecento. Editor and creator of various journals, he collaborated with some of the greatest writers of his day, from James Joyce to Luigi Pirandello . Bontempelli was a prominent fascist intellectual and remained a controversial writer. In 1953, however, he was awarded the Strega Prize, Italy's most prestigious literary award . Patricia Gaborik presents an extensive introduction on the thought and legacy of this figure and complete translations of three of his major plays: Watching the Moon (1916), Stormcloud (1935) and Cinderella (1942 ). 1st English translation. Introduction, notes, bibliography, illustrated.— Google Books