About Contempt Contempt is a brilliant and unsettling work by one of the revolutionary masters of modern European literature. But, how often is it the place to end?īecoming known as one of his most famous novels, it won the Viareggio Prize. Jun 11, Mikki rated it really liked it Shelves: Views Read Edit View history. For two years you’ve been married to this woman who doesn’t worry much about things. Contempt Alberto Moravia (New York Review). “Contempt,” by Alberto Moravia, is an appropriate title because the main character, Ricardo Molteni, is a contemptible human being. ) and La noia (The Empty Canvas) from the s, despite.
Alienation is the theme in works such as Il disprezzo (Contempt or A Ghost at Noon. Alberto Moravia born Alberto Pincherle, was an Italian novelist and journalist.
