Contempt (novel)
First edition cover | |
| Author | Alberto Moravia |
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| Original title | Il disprezzo |
| Translator | Angus Davidson |
| Cover artist | Henri Matisse |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Philosophical fiction |
| Publisher | Bompiani (1st edition) |
Publication date | 1954 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English |
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| Media type | |
| Pages | 259 (Hardcover, 1st edition) |
| ISBN | 1-85375-312-2 (English edition) |
| OCLC | 847123426 |
Contempt (Italian: Il Disprezzo), also known in English as A Ghost At Noon, is an Italian existential novel by Alberto Moravia published in 1954. It was the basis for the 1963 film Le Mépris by Jean-Luc Godard.