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Kriket Poolas
Kurt Erich Suckert (9. VI 1898 - 19. VII 1957, Curzio Malaparte on varjunimi), itaalia kõmukamaid kirjanikke viimase poole sajandi jooksul, kes on saanud maailmakuulsaks romaanidega «Kaputt» (1944) ja «La peau» (1948), oli legendaarne ja vastuoluline inimene: kuulus ja põlatud, ülbe ekstsentrik ja tundehell kunstnik... Ta elutee oli täis otsinguid ja eksimusi. Kuueteistkümneaastase vabatahtlikuna võttis ta osa Esimesest maailmasõjast. Seejärel astus diplomaatia teenistusse ja töötas paar aastat Varssavis Itaalia saatkonnas. 1922. aastal astus ta ootamatult fašistide parteisse, millega katkestas suhted 1931. aastal.
96 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1976
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Curzio Malaparte
103 books246 followersBorn Kurt Erich Suckert, he was an Italian journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, novelist and diplomat.
Born in Prato, Tuscany, he was a son of a German father and his Lombard wife, the former Evelina Perelli. He studied in Rome and then, in 1918, he started his career as a journalist. He fought in the First World War, and later, in 1922, he took part in the March on Rome.
He later saw he was wrong in supporting fascism. That is proved by reading Technique du coup d`etat (1931), where Malaparte attacked both Adolf Hitler and Mussolini. This book was the origin of his downfall inside the National Fascist Party. He was sent to internal exile from 1933 to 1938 on the island of Lipari.
He was freed on the personal intervention of Mussolini's son-in-law and heir apparent Galeazzo Ciano. Mussolini's regime arrested Malaparte again in 1938, 1939, 1941, and 1943 and imprisoned him in Rome's infamous jail Regina Coeli. His remarkable knowledge of Europe and its leaders is based upon his own experiences as a correspondent and in the Italian diplomatic service.
In 1941 he was sent to cover the Eastern Front as a correspondent for Corriere della Sera. He wrote articles about the front in Ukrania, but the fascist dictatorship of Mussollini censored it. But later, in 1943, they were collected and brought out under the title Il Volga nasce in Europa (The Volga Rises in Europe). Also, this experience provided the basis for his two most famous books, Kaputt (1944) and The Skin (1949).
Born in Prato, Tuscany, he was a son of a German father and his Lombard wife, the former Evelina Perelli. He studied in Rome and then, in 1918, he started his career as a journalist. He fought in the First World War, and later, in 1922, he took part in the March on Rome.
He later saw he was wrong in supporting fascism. That is proved by reading Technique du coup d`etat (1931), where Malaparte attacked both Adolf Hitler and Mussolini. This book was the origin of his downfall inside the National Fascist Party. He was sent to internal exile from 1933 to 1938 on the island of Lipari.
He was freed on the personal intervention of Mussolini's son-in-law and heir apparent Galeazzo Ciano. Mussolini's regime arrested Malaparte again in 1938, 1939, 1941, and 1943 and imprisoned him in Rome's infamous jail Regina Coeli. His remarkable knowledge of Europe and its leaders is based upon his own experiences as a correspondent and in the Italian diplomatic service.
In 1941 he was sent to cover the Eastern Front as a correspondent for Corriere della Sera. He wrote articles about the front in Ukrania, but the fascist dictatorship of Mussollini censored it. But later, in 1943, they were collected and brought out under the title Il Volga nasce in Europa (The Volga Rises in Europe). Also, this experience provided the basis for his two most famous books, Kaputt (1944) and The Skin (1949).
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September 15, 2025
Täiesti kummaline viie looga valik Malaparte (pseudo-)autobiograafilisest novell-romaanist Kaputt, mis kujutab elu idarindel. Kuigi ma toda täielikku teost lugenud pole, soovitan siiski vast toda eelistada. Totaalne sürrealism, kus pidusöök, orgia ja hullumus on katkematud. Kuid kõik osalised alates loomavagunis lämbunud juutidest kuni Himmlerini on lihtsalt elavad surnud. Eestis saabunud põder on lihtsalt absurdi tipp.
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