By Moravia Alberto
Located in Roma, IT
Autograph Postcard Signed by Alberto Moravia to the Countess Pecci Blunt.
Cortona, Italy, July 7th 1932. In Italian. Perfectly readable, excellent condition, including original envelope.
From Villa Morra Metelliano in Cortona, Alberto Moravia writes this postcard of greeting and thanks to the Countess Pecci-Blunt, or Mimi, the patron of arts and the closed-friend of artists and intellectuals. The Italian writer thanks her for the wise and pleasant people met during the Parisian stay, at one of the Countess' residences.
The background:
During the period of this correspondence, Moravia has just started his carres as journalist: in 1927, Moravia met Corrado Alvaro and Massimo Bontempelli and they founded the magazine 900. The journal published his first short stories, but his life changed when he published in 1929 Gli Indifferenti, noteced by the critic. In 1930 Moravia started collaborating for the newspaper La Stampa, then edited by author Curzio Malaparte...
Category
1930s Modern More Art