The skin

Curzio Malaparte

Original title: Pelle

Translated by David Moore first published 1952 NYRB Classics, 2013 343 pages

New York Review Books classics

Experiences of the author while serving as Italian liason officer with the 5th Army.

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David Moore 2 printings we hold · 1997–2013 · The skin

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Editions we hold

The skin edition · 2013 · NYRB Classics · 343 pages · 9781590176221
The Skin edition · 1997 · The skin · 344 pages
The skin edition · 1988 · Marlboro Press · 344 pages
The Skin paperback · 1988 · Picador · 130 pages · 9780330306140

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