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Larger than Life (novel)

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Larger than Life
First edition
AuthorDino Buzzati
TranslatorHenry Reed
LanguageItalian
PublisherArnoldo Mondadori Editore
Publication date
1960
Publication placeItaly
Published in English
1962
Pages177

Larger than Life, also translated as The Singularity (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, as translation by Anne Milano Appel was published in 2024 titled The Singularity.[2]

Reception

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"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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Larger than life. OCLC 2918097. Retrieved 2015-05-11 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ Sergeant Cuff (1967-08-26). "Criminal Record". The Saturday Review. p. 33.
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