September 1980 Issue [In print] Tear gas is bad for the complexion Download PDF Adjust Share History in the making of fiction by Jeffrey Burke, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Alberto Moravia Alice Colombo Authors, Italian Book reviews Italy Social life and customs Technique More from Jeffrey Burke Appetites Lunacy and the arrangement of books Writes of passage The letter of recommendation as a social force and literary genre First time out The perils of the fictional debut Adjust Share