The Tartar Steppe
by:
Dino Buzzati (author)
The Tartar Steppe Written in 1938 as the world waited for war, and internationally acclaimed since its publication, The Tartar Steppe is a provocative and frightening tale of hope, longing and the terrible sorcery of dreams and desires. Full description
The Tartar Steppe Written in 1938 as the world waited for war, and internationally acclaimed since its publication, The Tartar Steppe is a provocative and frightening tale of hope, longing and the terrible sorcery of dreams and desires. Full description
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781841959283 (1841959286)
Publish date: April 5th 2007
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 265
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
20th Century,
War,
Magical Realism,
Italian Literature,
Fiction
Il parlait lentement, le silence avait le temps de se glisser entre chacun de ses mots.
Fort Bastiani barricades a high, bare mountain pass, very far from any human settlement; beyond its stark yellow walls, begins the stony Tartar Desert, whose other side is invisible. The lives of the soldiers and officers posted there is absolutely repetitive, even amusements are the same every day;...
As someone around here said, if it had been on any compulsory reading list, I would have skilfully avoided it, but since it was casually mentioned by one of my friends (though I have the feeling it was on her compulsory reading list at uni) I thought I'd give it a try. This was 5 or more years ago, ...
Mentioned in at least two books I read this year.
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