Incubus (Berto novel)
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| Author | Giuseppe Berto |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il male oscuro |
| Translator | William Weaver |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Rizzoli |
Publication date | 1964 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 1966 |
| Pages | 416 |
Incubus (Italian: Il male oscuro, lit. 'The Dark Evil') is a 1964 novel by the Italian writer Giuseppe Berto. It received the Viareggio Prize and the Premio Campiello.
The novel takes the form of a stream of consciousness, frequently with sentences that go on for many pages.[1] It is about a man in his 60s who battles with guilt and exhaustion after the death of his father, with whom he had a complicated and dysfunctional relationship. There are memories about the father and about relationships with women. The protagonist talks about his own physical illnesses and visits a psychoanalyst.[2]
