Larger than Life (novel)
Larger than Life (Italian: Il grande ritratto) is a 1960 novel by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati. It tells the story of a scientist who becomes entangled with a large electronic machine in which the woman he loves is reincarnated. The book is considered to be the first serious novel of Italian science fiction, with content that goes beyond light entertainment.[1] An English translation by Henry Reed was published in 1962.[2]
 First edition | |
| Author | Dino Buzzati |
|---|---|
| Translator | Henry Reed |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Arnoldo Mondadori Editore |
Publication date | 1960 |
Published in English | 1962 |
| Pages | 177 |
Reception
"Sergeant Cuff" of The Saturday Review called the book "a read-at-a-sitting parable with science-fiction overtones" and described it as "skillfully put together".[3]
References
- Gianetto, Nella (2007). "Dino Buzzati (1906-1972)". In Marrone, Gaetana; Puppa, Paolo (eds.). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies. New York: Routledge. p. 336. ISBN 978-1-57958-390-3.
- "Larger than life". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- "Sergeant Cuff" (1967-08-26). "Criminal Record". The Saturday Review. p. 33. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
External links
- Larger than Life title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Publicity page at the Italian publisher's website (in Italian)
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