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ManueO t1_j21l8ep wrote

I love this book. I haven’t read it for a long time but it is a book I think of often, and it is indeed a good motivation not to wait on life. If you can find Buzzati’s short stories (they are hard to find in English), I really recommend them too, especially restless nights and the K.

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Protozoo_epilettico OP t1_j21mzar wrote

I'll definitely read Restless nights, being Italian it's a lot easier to find his works ;) I also find myself thinking about this book quite often, I think it's one of the books that had the biggest effect on me.

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ManueO t1_j21peb7 wrote

Ah yes, you should definitely find it easier to find his work then :) I have read him mostly through French translations (much easier to find than English ones) but would love to be able to read the original texts, if only I spoke Italian!

It is definitely a book that leaves a trace, this absurd and tragic story of a wasted life. I hope you enjoy Le notti difficili then, some of these stories blew my mind too (the story of the fly, for exemple).

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BereniceFleming t1_j21vkbv wrote

>but would love to be able to read the original texts, if only I spoke Italian!

Yes. I wish I spoke Italian to read this book in the original. :-)

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