A Love Affair (Italian: Un amore) is a 1963 novel by the Italian writer Dino Buzzati. It tells the story of an architect in Milan who falls in love with a much younger ballerina. The novel has an unusually conventional narrative style compared to many of the author's other works.[1]

A Love Affair
First edition (Italian)
AuthorDino Buzzati
Original titleUn amore
TranslatorJoseph Green
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
PublisherMondadori
Publication date
1963
Published in English
1964
Pages345

An English translation by Joseph Green was published in 1964.[2] The novel was the basis for the 1965 film Un amore, directed by Gianni Vernuccio.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Buzzati, Dino". Cassell Dictionary Italian Literature. London: Cassell. 1996. p. 88. ISBN 0-304-33841-9.
  2. ^ A love affair. OCLC 1909344. Retrieved 2015-04-04 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ "Un amore". Rivista del cinematografo (in Italian). Retrieved 2015-04-04.