SOURCE: "The Woman with the Hoarse Voice," in An Absurd Vice: A Biography of Cesare Pavese, edited and translated by Mario Pietralunga and Mark Pietralunga, New Directions, 1983, pp. 62-77.
In the excerpt below, originally published in Italian in 1960, Lajolo discusses Pavese's portrayal of women in his writings.
This is a free excerpt of 48 words. There are 3,418 words (approx.
11 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.
Read the rest of this Criticism with our Cesare Pavese 1908–1950: Critical Essay by Davide Lajolo Access Pass.