The Burning Brand by Cesare Pavese

The Burning Brand: Diaries 1935-1950

Cesare Pavese
A. E. Murch, translator
Frances Keene, introduction

Walker & Company 1961

First edition hardcover. Periwinkle over black cloth, gold lettering on spine. Near fine; minor soiling on cloth cover, signature in front endpaper. Jacket is unclipped, only minor shelf wear, now in archival mylar. In 1950, shortly after winning Italy's highest literary award, Cesare Pavese ended his life. His diaries remain for those who seek an explanation. "The great task in life is to justify oneself, and to justify oneself is to celebrate a rite—always."