Contempt

Name: Contempt
Author: Alberto Moravia

1954 novel by Alberto Moravia

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Also known as A Ghost At Noon

Author: Alberto Moravia
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-04-21
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Released: 1954
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Publisher: Bompiani
Language: Italian
Genre: philosophical fiction
Awards: Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century

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Contempt, also known in English as A Ghost At Noon, is an Italian existential novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1954. It was the basis for the 1963 film Le Mépris by Jean-Luc Godard.

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Contempt1963 · 1963 film by Jean-Luc Godard

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Country of origin: Italy
Title: Il disprezzo
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1.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2025-04-01
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Form of creative work: novel
Derivative work: Contempt
Has version, edition or translation: Il disprezzo distribution format: paperback

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