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In Danger

A Pasolini Anthology
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In Danger is the first English anthology of Pier Paolo Pasolini's political and literary essays alongside a generous selection of his poetry. Set against the turbulent backdrop of post-war Italy through the mid-1970s, Pasolini's work reveals a Europe where fascists and communists clashed violently and journalists faced great peril. The collection also includes Pasolini's final interview conducted hours before his murder at age fifty-three.
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This anthology will appeal to readers interested in post-war European politics, Italian literature, cultural history, poetry, and those drawn to the intersections of art and political activism.

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In Danger reveals the literary life of internationally renowned filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini.

Radio: Editor Jack Hirschman will be available for interview. Pursue literary arts programs around the U.S. and Canada, such as KPFA Berkeley's "Cover to Cover," KSFR New Mexico's "Poetry Talk," MPR Saint Paul's "Midmorning Show," CBC Radio Q Print: American Poet, American Poetry Review, Bloomsbury Review, Bookforum, Boston Review, Brooklyn Rail, Chicago Review, Hudson Review, Kenyon Review, Metamorphoses, New Yorker, Oregonian, Paris Review, Slate, Poetry Flash, Poetry Magazine, Poets and Writers Magazine, St. Marks Poetry Project Newsletter, Texas Observer, Two Lines, World Literature Today, XCP-Cross Cultural Poetics Web: completereview.com, conversationalreading.com, poems.com (Poetry Daily), three percent/open letter, and other sites that focus on lit in translation Events: Event at the Italian Cultural Institute, San Francisco Academic Marketing: AWP, MLA, CBSD's Poetry and Lit Catalog

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Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WWII Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual, and filmmaker. In Danger is the first anthology in English devoted to his political and literary essays, with a generous selection of his poetry.

Against the backdrop of post-war Italy, and through the mid-'70s, Pasolini's writings provide a fascinating portrait of a Europe in which fascists and communists violently clashed for power and where journalists ran great risks. The controversial and openly gay Pasolini was murdered at the age of fifty-three; In Danger includes his final interview, conducted hours before his death.

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Celebrated for his moral passion and analytical intelligence, Pasolini is hailed as a giant of Italian literature (Village Voice). Alberto Moravia notes Pasolini’s originality as a leftist citizen-poet who mourned Italy’s ruins without rhetoric. A. O. Scott praises him as possibly the most prodigiously talented artist of his era.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780872865075

Publisher: City Lights Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 September 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: City Lights Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Edited by Jack Hirschman

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 139.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 269g

Pages: 250

About the Author

Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WW2 Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual and filmmaker. Controversial and openly homosexual, Pasolini was brutally murdered at the age of 53. Editor Jack Hirschman is an internationally-renowned poet and translator. A former poet-laureate of San Francisco, and editor of "The Artaud Anthology," Hirschman has written many books, including Front Lines: Selected Poems, All That's Left and his 900-page masterwork, The Arcanes.

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