Nicola Chiaromonte
Nicola Chiaromonte was an Italian activist and author. In 1934 he fled Italy for France, after opposing Benito Mussolini's fascist government. During the Spanish Civil War, he flew in André Malraux's squadron, fighting against fascist supported General Francisco Franco. The character of Scali in Malraux's novel Man's Hope is based on Chiaromonte. After moving to New York in 1941, he took on an important role in the leftist anti-Stalinist intellectual scene of the period, writing for The Nation, The New Republic, politics and Partisan Review. During the Cold War, he helped found, and served as editor, for the Italian journal Tempo Presente, which was published by the Congress for Cultural Freedom. Mary McCarthy was a close friend during his time in US. A foreword to the 1985 edition of Chiaramonte's book of essays The Paradox of History was written by Joseph Frank, a noted Dostoyevsky scholar.Works
In Italian
- La situazione drammatica
- Credere e non credere
- Scritti politici e civili
- Scritti sul teatro
- Silenzio e parole
- Il tarlo della conscienza
- Che cosa rimane. Taccuini 1955-1971
- Fra me e te la verità, lettere a Muska
In English translation
- The Worm of Consciousness and Other Essays
- The Paradox of History: Stendhal, Tolstoy, Pasternak, and Others
