Cesare Pavese - Dialoghi con Leucò - 1947

First edition of one of Cesare Pavese's most significant works, published by Einaudi on October 18, 1947 in the “Saggi” series, no. 58. The original edition counts 218 pages + 2 unnumbered, in in-8° format.

The work gathers twenty-seven dialogues inspired by Greek mythology, through which Pavese confronts central themes of his literary and anthropological exploration: myth, fate, death, desire, memory, and the relationship between the human and the divine. The first edition is bibliographically identified in the Einaudi editorial jacket of the “Saggi” series

Exemplar with yellowing of the paper and halos consistent with the preservation of a volume from 1947. Binding firm, paperback sturdy and in good condition. The photographs document punctually the state of the exemplar and constitute an integral part of the description.