
The Craft of Living
Journals, 1935-1950
Cesare Pavese(Author)
Iuri Moscardi(Editor)
University of Toronto Press
Will be published approx. on 13. January 2026
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-1-4875-6050-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Craft of Living is a collection of journals written by Italian intellectual Cesare Pavese between 1935, when the Fascist regime exiled him to Calabria, and 1950, the year he committed suicide. This is the first English publication of these journals in their entirety.
Cesare Pavese was a multifaceted intellectual and Italian author who was inspired both by the classical tradition and the literary avant-garde. In his youth, he discovered and translated masterpieces of American literature such as H. Melville's Moby Dick (1932). As a novelist, he experimented with many different styles. As an editor, he contributed to the establishment and the rise of the Einaudi publishing house, one of the greatest Italian and European publishers of the period. Introduced and edited by Italian studies scholar Iuri Moscardi and translated by Julian Sachs, The Craft of Living reconstructs the genesis of Pavese's work and its editorial history through the richness of his journals. The book also contains three appendices by Pavese that have never been translated before.
In his journals, Pavese recorded personal and intellectual data, demonstrating his attempt to perfect the craft of living. This book witnesses the development of his writing style and his relationship to literature which was, to him, a humanist examination of the deep connection between life and words.
Cesare Pavese was a multifaceted intellectual and Italian author who was inspired both by the classical tradition and the literary avant-garde. In his youth, he discovered and translated masterpieces of American literature such as H. Melville's Moby Dick (1932). As a novelist, he experimented with many different styles. As an editor, he contributed to the establishment and the rise of the Einaudi publishing house, one of the greatest Italian and European publishers of the period. Introduced and edited by Italian studies scholar Iuri Moscardi and translated by Julian Sachs, The Craft of Living reconstructs the genesis of Pavese's work and its editorial history through the richness of his journals. The book also contains three appendices by Pavese that have never been translated before.
In his journals, Pavese recorded personal and intellectual data, demonstrating his attempt to perfect the craft of living. This book witnesses the development of his writing style and his relationship to literature which was, to him, a humanist examination of the deep connection between life and words.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
6 b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 158 mm
Width: 240 mm
Thickness: 39 mm
Weight
1094 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-6050-8 (9781487560508)
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Persons
Cesare Pavese (1908-1950) was a fundamental intellectual figure in Italy in the first half of the 20th century: he was a translator, a poet, a novelist, an essayist, and the mind behind the prestigious publisher Einaudi.
Iuri Moscardi is a visiting assistant professor of Italian at Bryn Mawr College.
Julian Sachs is an adjunct professor of Italian studies at New York University.
Iuri Moscardi is a visiting assistant professor of Italian at Bryn Mawr College.
Julian Sachs is an adjunct professor of Italian studies at New York University.
Content
1. Introduction: The Incredibly Difficult, but Fascinating, Craft of Living
Iuri Moscardi
2. Gallery of Photos (from Pavese's Manuscript)
3. Translator's Note
Julian Sachs
4. Chronology of Pavese's Life and Historical Events
5. The Craft of Living
a. Secretum Professionale (October-December, 1935 and February, 1936) (at Brancaleone)
b. The Craft of Living
c. Fragments of My Life Until Now (Appendix 1)
d. Repealed Musings (Appendix 2)
e. "As I Lay Dreaming" (Appendix 3)
Iuri Moscardi
2. Gallery of Photos (from Pavese's Manuscript)
3. Translator's Note
Julian Sachs
4. Chronology of Pavese's Life and Historical Events
5. The Craft of Living
a. Secretum Professionale (October-December, 1935 and February, 1936) (at Brancaleone)
b. The Craft of Living
c. Fragments of My Life Until Now (Appendix 1)
d. Repealed Musings (Appendix 2)
e. "As I Lay Dreaming" (Appendix 3)