Pier Paolo Pasolini

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Cover of French magazine Gay Pied, novembre 1982
Arbery Books catalogue
December 2014
Pier Paolo Pasolini (born Bologna 5 March 1922, murdered Ostia 2 November 1975) was a
film director, novelist, essayist and poet whose work, portraying the stark realities of
impoverished and / or sexually active lives, often provoked controversy. Openly gay following a
scandal in 1947 which led to his expulsion from the Communist Party and move to Rome,
Pasolini’s treatment of homosexuality in his work is always sympathetic, although it is only in his
poetry that it sometimes appears as a central theme. A long-term leftist, his views were not
always orthodox and in later years he allied himself with the Radical Party.
Pasolini’s empathy for and attraction to working-class youths lay at the heart of much of his
work, as witnessed in his films and novels, and of his personal relationships, with several of his
love affairs beginning with boys in their mid-teens. His death – run over by his own car near a gay
cruising ground – has never been fully explained; the seventeen-year-old male prostitute who
originally confessed to murder retracted his confession in 2005. Other suggested explanations
include attempts at blackmail and right-wing activists.
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The first section of this catalogue comprises books by Pasolini in alphabetical order, ignoring A,
The and their equivalents; the second section comprises books about the man and / or his works;
the last section has articles / photo essays about him.
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reflect exact colour, book measurements and page numbers are approximate, and very minor
defects may not be recorded. Further photographs of all titles can be provided on request.
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Amado Meu / Atos Impuros (A mado Mio / Atti Impuri)
Brazilian edition of two posthumously published stories originally written in 1948. In both
the protagonist is a young man who falls in love with an adolescent boy. Translated by
Elizabeth Braz and Luiz Nazário. Introduction by Attilio Bertolucci. [pbk]
1984
£ 15
Editora Brasiliense, São Paulo
21cm * 13.7cm, 188pp
ref 7 7 4
Cover: slightly worn at edges and slightly curled at corners; spine faded and unbroken. Page edges
slightly soiled and with a small stain. Owner's comments in ink on half-title page.
A Dream of Something
(Il Sogno di una Cosa)
Pasolini’s pastoral novel, written in 1949-50 and first published in 1962. Translated and
introduced by Stuart Hood. [pbk]
1988
£6
Quartet, London, ISBN 0704300486
20.8cm * 13.3cm, 129pp
ref 2022
As new.
Heretical Empiricism
Collection of Pasolini’s theoretical writings, including language, literature and film theory
written between 1964 and 1971. Translated by Ben Lawton and Louise K Barnett; edited by
Louise K Barnett
1988
£ 20
Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, ISBN 0253327172
24.1 cm * 16.2cm, 316pp
ref 2081
Jacket: unclipped, slight wear to foot, small stain at foot. Boards (red with black lettering): small stain
at foot. Endpaper: erased pencil note. Book otherwise as new.
The Letters of Pier Paolo Pasolini Volume 1: 1940 - 1954
With a lengthy introduction reviewing Pasolini’s life during these years. Edited by Nico
Naldini, translated by Stuart Hood
1992
£ 10
Quartet, London, ISBN 0704327481
24 cm * 15.8cm, 526pp
ref 2020
Jacket: unclipped, sharp, printing defect on back of jacket. Book: page edges soiled; small pencil note
on flyleaf.
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Lutheran Letters (Lettere luterane)
Comprises ‘Unhappy youths’, ‘Gennariello’ and ‘Lutheran Letters’ – “polemical interventions
in the politics of our time – ironic, witty and trenchant”. The first book of Pasolini’s essays to
appear in English. Translated by Stuart Hood.
1983
£ 20
Carcanet New Press, Manchester, ISBN 0856354104
22.2 cm * 14.3 cm, 129pp
ref 2019
Jacket: unclipped: short tear at foot of one flap; some scoring; small sticker with price and small
bookseller's sticker. Book: very small marks on board; small pencil note on flyleaf.
Oedipus Rex
(Edipo Re)
Script of the 1967 film translated by John Mathews. Includes nine-page introduction by
Pasolini. With list of cast and crew, and black and white stills. [pbk]
1971
£6
Lorimer Publishing, London
20.3cm * 13.8cm, 150pp
ref 2009
Slight wear to edges. Owner's name in ink and erased pencil note on title page. Pages otherwise
clean.
Poems
Bilingual edition. Selected and translated by Norman MacAfee with Luciano Martinengo.
Foreword by Enzo Siciliano. [pbk]
1996
£8
Noonday Press (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), New York, NY, ISBN 0374524696
22.7 cm * 15.2 cm, 233pp
ref 2000
Slight wear to edges of cover; price sticker on back; very slight marking of page edges; otherwise as
new.
Les Ragazzi
(Ragazzi di Vita)
French edition of Pasolini’s first published novel. 1958 translation by Claude Henry;
appendix translated by Gérard-Georges Lamaire. [pbk]
1982
£5
Union Générale d’Editions, Décines (Isère)
17.7cm * 10.7cm, 341pp
ref 727
Cover: slight wear to edges, discolouring of rear. Spine unbroken. Pages browning but otherwise
unmarked.
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The Ragazzi
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(Ragazzi di Vita)
Pasolini’s first published novel (1955), about young hustlers in post-war Rome. First
published in English in 1968. Translated by Emile Capouya.
1986
£7.50
Carcanet, Manchester, ISBN 0856356050
22.3 cm * 14.5 cm, 256 pp
ref 2052
Jacket (unclipped): very slight wear to edges. Boards: corners very slightly bumped. Pencil note on
flyleaf. Pages otherwise clean.
Roman P oems
Bilingual edition Translated by Lawrence Ferlinghetti & Francesca Valente. Preface by
Alberto Moravia. [pbk]
1986
£6
City Lights, San Francisco, CA, ISBN 0872861872
15.8 cm * 12.2cm, 152pp
ref 1993
[Pocket Poets Series no 41] Cover: very slight wear to edges; price sticker on back. Spine unbroken.
Pages clean.
A Violent Life
(Una Vita V iolenta)
First published in English in 1968. Translated by William Weaver.
1985
£ 20
Carcanet, Manchester, ISBN 0856355917
22.3 cm * 14.4cm, 320pp
ref 1990
Signs of shelf-life but generally as new.
About Pasolini
Allegories of Contamination: P ier Paolo Pasolini’s Trilogy of Life
Patrick Rumble
Five essays on The Decameron, The Canterbury Tales and Arabian Nights. [pbk]
1996
£ 10
University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON, ISBN 0802072194
22.6 cm * 15.1 cm, 207pp
ref 2082
Cover: slight curling of covers, slight dents to cover; soiling of price sticker. Erased pencil note on pre-title
page. Owner's signature "Christopher Whyte BARCELONA, 5 I 97" on title page. Very occasional creasing of
page corners.
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Pasolini: A Biography
Enzo Siciliano
The definitive biography, first published in 1978. English translation by John Shepley 1982.
Introduced by Paul Bailey.
1987
Bloomsbury, London, ISBN 0747500304
£ 10
24 cm * 15.8 cm, 434pp
ref 2014
Very slight curling of some edges of jacket, consistent with long shelf-life. Otherwise as new.
also
Paperback edition, slightly shop-worn,
ref 2014a; £6
The Passion of P ier Paolo Pasolini
Sam Rohdie
“a personal, wonderfully lucid account of Pasolini’s work in cinema and theatre” [pbk]
1995
Indiana University Press / British Film Institute, ISBN 0851705189
£ 10
23.3 cm * 15.3 cm, 230pp
ref 2069
Discolouring of back cover and edges of front; price sticker on back. Spine unbroken and appears
unread.
Pier Paolo P asolini and the Theatre of the Word
William Van Watson
"The approach is as rich and eclectic as Pasolini's own work, ranging from close analyses of
the plays and films to thoughtful treatments of the artist's social theory and aesthetics."
1989
£ 20
UMI Research Press, Ann Arbor, MI, ISBN 0835719758
23.3 cm * 15.2 cm, 149pp
ref 1995
Jacket (unclipped): very little damage. Boards (black with red lettering): no markings, edges sharp. Various
pencil notes on front flyleaf. Pages otherwise clean.
In periodicals
The European Gay Review Vols 8/9
Salvatore Santagati (e d)
Boys with Shining Eyes and three other poems, translated by James Kirkup, with five fullpage line drawings by Filippo de Pisis (1896-1956).
1992
£ 20
Verlaine-Rimbaud, London
23 cm * 16.8 cm, 322pp
ref 2025
Very slight soiling of cover and page edges. Spine tight. Erased pencil notes on flyleaf. Otherwise clean.
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Christopher Street
Thomas E Steele (e d)
Monthly gay cultural magazine. Includes 5-page article: ‘The Legacy of Pasolini’ by Felice
Picano reviewing the Siciliano biography (ref 2014 above) and Poems (ref 2000 above).
1982
£ 12
issue 63, That New Magazine Inc, New York
27 cm * 19.8 cm, 64pp
ref 1245
Films and Filming
Robin Bean (ed)
UK monthly, including 3 pages of stills (and cover) from Pasolini’s Salo or The 120 Days in the
City of Sodom. Reviews include The Rocky Horror Show, French Connection Number 2, Royal
Flash and The Wind and the Lion.
1975
£6
September, Hansom Books, London
27.6 cm * 21.6 cm, 52pp
ref f&f75-9
Gai P ied
Jean Le Bitoux (e d)
French monthly, including cover illustration and two-page article by Dario Bellezza with
Antoine Perruchot on Pasolini and his death. Other articles include two pages on 1er Salon
de l’Erotisme.
1982
£12.50
no 44, novembre, Paris
34.8 cm * 25 cm, 84pp
ref gp-44
Gai P ied Heb do
Hugo Marsan (ed)
French weekly, including 8 pages of photographs and articles on Pasolini: interview with Guy
Scarpetta on the impact of his work; Jean-François Bernard on what Pasolini might have
thought about AIDS; first production of Pasolini’s play Orgie (Orgia) in France.
1988
£6
no 309, 27 février au 4 mars, Paris
29.8 cm * 21.2 cm, 84pp
ref gp-309
Gay Sunshine
Winston Leyland (ed)
US gay cultural newspaper, including one-page article on ‘The Films of Pasolini’ by Lee
Atwell, plus ‘A Religion for my Times’, a poem by Pasolini, freely translated by W. I. Scobie.
1976
£ 15
no 28, Spring, San Francisco
44.4 cm * 28.7 cm, 28pp
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