Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WWII Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual, and filmmaker. In Danger is the first anthology in English devoted to his political and literary essays, with a generous selection of his poetry. Against the backdrop of post-war Italy, and through the mid-'70s, Pasolini's writings provide a fascinating portrait of a Europe in which fascists and communists violently clashed for power and where journalists ran great risks. The controversial and openly gay Pasolini was murdered at the age of fifty-three; In Danger includes his final interview, conducted hours before his death.

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About the Author
Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922-1975) was a major cultural figure in post-WW2 Italy, well-known as a poet, novelist, communist intellectual, and filmmaker. Controversial and openly homosexual, Pasolini was brutally murdered at the age of 53. Editor Jack Hirschman is an internationally-renowned poet and translator. A former poet-laureate of San Francisco, and editor of "The Artaud Anthology," Hirschman has written many books, including "Front Lines: Selected Poems," "All That's Left," and his 900-page masterwork "The Arcanes."

Reviews

"[Pasolini's] moral passion, analytical intelligence, and the stark beauty of his work make him one of the giants of Italian literature."-Village Voice

"Patriotic poetry usually comes out of a right-wing tradition and is nationalistic, but Pasolini's great originality was to be a citizen-poet of the left . . . He wept over the ruins of Italy but without a hint of rhetoric."-Alberto Moravia

"In an era when Italy produced a bumper crop of difficult, passionate artists, he may have been the . . . most prodigiously talented."-A. O. Scott

Book Information
ISBN 9780872865075
Author Pier Paolo Pasolini
Format Paperback
Page Count 250
Imprint City Lights Books
Publisher City Lights Books
Weight(grams) 269g