Results for "Valente, Peter"

An ode to mad love, awarded the Prix de Flore in 1999.Published in 1999 and awarded that year’s Prix de Flore, Nicolas Pages marks a departure from the Sadean preoccupations of Guillaume Dustan’s first three novels; it is, in essence, a love story. Inspired by a failed romance with the Swiss artist-... Read More about Nicolas Pages (Semiotext(e) / Native Agents)

Nanni Balestrini is the most significant writer of Italy's revolutionary period in the sixties and seventies, comparable only to Pier Paolo Pasolini. Blackout is the first book of his poetry available in English. Written immediately after he was indicted by Italian authorities and forced to flee, it... Read More about Blackout

Everlasting Love was designed for teens that have experienced loss of a family member or friend. Sometimes life's challenges require some special adjustments in our families when we experience the loss of someone very close to us. Although our family member or friend is no longer with us, their memo... Read More about Everlasting Love: Helping Teens with Expressions of Loss

Peter Valente's first encounter with Sandro Penna's poetry was while translating Pier Paolo Pasolini. At the time, Valente was reading a biography on Pasolini and learned of his close friendship with Penna. Pasolini insisted that among serious readers of poetry, Penna could not be ignored. Born in P... Read More about A Boy Asleep Under the Sun: Versions of Sandro Penna

A Credible Utopia: Essays on Selected Films of Werner Schroeter offers unique and personal insights into Schroeter's cinematic universe. Many of the films discussed in this book are those upon which Schroeter's worldwide reputation rests: Der Bomberpilot, an absurdist comedy; The Death of Maria Mali... Read More about A Credible Utopia: Essays on Selected Films of Werner Schroeter