The Tartar Steppe
by Dino Buzzati
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Author: Dino BuzzatiTranslator: Stuart C. Hood
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-30
ISBN: 1567923046
Number of pages: 198
Publisher: David R. Godine
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Book Review: A classic
Summary: 5 Stars
The Tartar Steppe is classic existentialism and a fierce criticism of military life.
Dino Buzzati is a major Italian author and the Tartar Steppe his masterpiece. So I am amazed at how little known he is in the English speaking world.
The book is certainly worth reading. The writing is beautiful (including the translated version) and the plot well suited to the philosophical message the author wished to convey.
The story tells of Giovanni Drago and his fellow soldiers' futile thirst for glory while they are posted to a desolate fort overlooking the barren Tartar Steppe.
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