{"title":"Dino Buzzati","description":"\u003cp\u003eWelcome to our Dino Buzzati collection, where you can explore the captivating works of one of Italy's most celebrated writers. Renowned for his unique storytelling and imaginative narratives, Dino Buzzati masterfully combines elements of fantasy and reality in his works, creating profound reflections on existential themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his notable creations is \u003cem\u003eThe Bewitched Bourgeois\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of short stories that delves into the mysterious and surreal aspects of everyday life. These tales offer an intriguing glimpse into human nature, brimming with irony and unexpected twists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother remarkable work is \u003cem\u003eThe Tartar Steppe\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel that stands as a timeless masterpiece in the realm of General Fiction. This poignant story follows the life of a young soldier stationed at a desolate fortress, exploring themes of isolation, hope, and the passage of time. Buzzati's poetic and evocative language makes this book a compelling read for anyone interested in existential fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into Dino Buzzati's works to experience literature that transcends ordinary storytelling, drawing readers into a world where the boundaries between the real and the imagined blur beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-tartar-steppe-by-dino-buzzati-9781786891648","title":"The Tartar Steppe","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Undoubtedly a masterpiece, a sublime book'\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdealistic young officer Giovanni Drogo is full of determination to serve his country well. But when he arrives at a bleak border station in the Tartar desert, where he is to take a short assignment at Fort Bastiani, he finds the castle manned by veteran soldiers who have grown old without seeing a trace of the enemy. As his length of service stretches from months into years, he continues to wait patiently for the enemy to advance across the desert, for one great and glorious battle...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in 1938 as the world waited for war, and internationally acclaimed since its publication, \u003cem\u003eThe Tartar Steppe\u003c\/em\u003e is a provocative and frightening tale of hope, longing, and the terrible sorcery of dreams and desires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299878588652,"sku":"9781786891648","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/5445523482824.jpg?v=1743069015"},{"product_id":"the-bewitched-bourgeois-by-dino-buzzati-9781681378671","title":"The Bewitched Bourgeois","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoe and Kafka meet The Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e in this anthology of fifty fantastical tales, many of them reflecting the political and social energies of the time, by an Italian master of the short story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDino Buzzati was a prolific writer of stories, publishing several hundred over the course of forty years. Many of them are fantastic—reminiscent of Kafka and Poe in their mixture of horror and absurdity, and at the same time anticipating the alternate realities of \u003cem\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e in their chilling commentary on the barbarities, catastrophes, and fanaticisms of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Bewitched Bourgeois\u003c\/em\u003e, Lawrence Venuti has put together an anthology that showcases Buzzati's short fiction from his earliest stories to the ones he wrote in the last months of his life. Some appear in English for the first time, while others are reappearing in Venuti's crisp new versions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes tales such as the much-anthologised \"Seven Floors,\" an absurdist tale of a patient fatally caught in hospital bureaucracy; \"Panic at La Scala,\" in which the Milanese bourgeoisie, fearing a left-wing revolution, find themselves imprisoned in the opera house; and \"Appointment with Einstein,\" where the physicist, stopping at a filling station in Princeton, New Jersey, encounters a gas station attendant who turns out to be the Angel of Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46671738536172,"sku":"9781681378671","price":41.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/3f2caaf3b170c54bf2dff28e1da3b181.jpg?v=1752989398"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/dino-buzzati.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}