Calasso, Roberto,
The unnamable present /
Roberto Calasso ; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon.
- 193 pages ; 20cm
- Penguin philosophy .
"Originally published in Italian in 2017 by Adelphi Edizioni, Italy, as L'innominabile attuale"-- Title verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tourists and terrorists -- The Vienna Gas Company -- Sighting of the Towers.
"The strikingly original ninth book in Roberto Calasso's monumental exploration of civilization"--
9780141988016
Civilization, Modern--20th century.
Civilization, Modern--21st century.
Intellectual life--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Influence.
854.92 / 143