September 1980 Issue [In print] Tear gas is bad for the complexion Adjust Share History in the making of fiction by Jeffrey Burke, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF 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