The Tartar Steppe (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari, lit. 'The desert of the Tartars') is a novel by Italian author Dino Buzzati, published in 1940. The novel tells the story of a young officer, Giovanni Drogo, and his life spent guarding the Bastiani Fortress, an old, unmaintained border fortress. The …
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The Tartar Steppe (Italian: Il deserto dei Tartari, lit. 'The desert of the Tartars') is a novel by Italian author Dino Buzzati, published in 1940. The novel tells the story of a young officer, Giovanni Drogo, and his life spent guarding the Bastiani Fortress, an old, unmaintained border fortress. The works had been heavily influenced by the 1904 poem Waiting for the Barbarians written by Constantine Cavafy. The English translation was done by Stuart C. Hood. The novel was ranked 29th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list.
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- BNF ID:
- 11985397r
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Le désert des Tartares
288 pages
French language
Published April 12, 2002
- ISBN:
- 978-2-266-12236-8Copied ISBN!
Le désert des Tartares
288 pages
French language
Published April 12, 2002
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- 978-2-266-12236-8Copied ISBN!
Il deserto dei Tartari
Hardcover, 192 pages
Italian language
Published Jan. 1, 2002 by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso.
El desierto de los tártaros
267 pages
Spanish language
Published April 12, 2006
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- 978-84-206-3447-0Copied ISBN!
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- 125187
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