Alberto Moravia [SEP] occupation
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia (; November 28, 1907 – September 26, 1990), born Alberto Pincherle, was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation and existentialism. Moravia is best known for his debut novel "Gli indifferenti" (1929) and for the anti-fascist novel "Il Conformista" ("The Conformist"), the basis for the film "The Conformist" (1970) directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. Other novels of his adapted for the cinema are
and after the war, Secker & Warburg was forced to join the Heinemann publishing group in 1952. During the 1950s and 1960s Secker & Warburg published books by authors including Simone de Beauvoir, Colette, Alberto Moravia, Günter Grass, Angus Wilson, Melvyn Bragg and Julian Gloag.
In 1961 Warburg was made a director of the Heinemann group, a post he retained until his retirement in 1971. He also published two volumes of autobiography: "An Occupation for Gentlemen" (1959) and "All Authors are Equal"