Stories from the City of God: Sketches and Chronicles of Rome

by Pier Paolo Pasolini

Book Overview

Now in paperback, a collection of the legendary filmmaker's short fiction and nonfiction from 1950 to 1966, in which we see the machinations of the creative mind in post-World War II Rome.

In a portrait of the city at once poignant and intimate, we find artistic witness to the customs, dialect, squalor, and beauty of the ancient imperial capital that has succumbed to modern warfare, marginalization, and mass culture. The sketches portray...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590519973
• ISBN13: 9781590519974
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Other Press (NY)
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"