SOURCE: A review of Roman Tales, in The Saturday Review, September 21, 1957, p. 18.

Here, Bergin praises Moravia's skill as a short story writer.

Alberto Moravia, if not beyond question the leading writer of contemporary Italy (in his own country, at least, his supremacy is still a matter of debate), is certainly the most widely-known abroad. He has a large public in America and the faithful will know what to expect in his newest volume. Yet Roman Tales do in a sense give us a Moravia hitherto unknown in English dress. For one thing they will serve to exemplify his skill as a short-story writer. Moravia has been turning out novelle for years; but this is the first selection to be offered to American readers. All the stories in this book are of quite recent vintage and all display the typical Moravian manner, which may be described as the employment...