Title: THIS BOOK SHOWS US THE REAL ITALY, AND ITS PEOPLE.
Product review: The Roman Tales are among some of Alberto Moravia's best stories. The prostitutes, commoners, thiefs, and hoodlums in these stories show us a new side of Italy. Not the beautiful, scenic place that we read about in travel articles, but a real Italy, one as real as the streets as New York without all the glamor of Park Avenue, Fifth Avenue, and the Statue of Liberty. Of course, the glamor is there, Moravia does not try to hide it, just as we couldn't hide or ignore Park Avenue, but he focuses on the way Italy really is, not to a tourist, but to a person that truly lives there. Those who love Moravia - who is considered one of the greatest writers of this century - should read this collection of stories. Try his novels too: The Woman of Rome, Conjugal Love, A Ghost at Noon, et al.
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