In the modern tribes, access to the grown-up and wise old men’s clan (politicians, managers, professional people) strictly requires the presence of the tie, to the extent that during the years of the youth protest, a rejection of the tie somewhat represented the hostility towards power and the older generation. …

Nella tribù moderna l’accesso al clan degli adulti e dei “saggi anziani” (i politici, gli amministratori, i professionisti) richiede tassativamente la presenza della cravatta, al punto che negli anni la protesta giovanile il rifiuto della cravatta alludeva all’ostilità verso i potenti e i “matusa”. I giovani opponevano il proprio “tabù” …

But people flocked to go in and continually bumped against us and we realized we had chosen the worst place to wait. So nobody is coming to greet us? we thought. We looked at one another. The room was filled almost completely, just for the sole purpose of awarding the …

Ma la gente si accalcava per entrare e ci urtava di continuo e dovemmo riconoscere che avevamo scelto il luogo più inadatto per aspettare. Allora, nessuno viene ad accoglierci? pensammo. Ci guardammo. La sala si era già riempita quasi del tutto, e precisamente al solo scopo di consegnare a me …

Valentino Bompiani and Alberto Moravia. When I have met them (writes Mario Andreose) they were already old, two very handsome old men, more elegant than they appear in some photos where they had a different age. Very different in their elegance: Valentino is impeccable with his unique line of gentleman, with …