Cover of the book "El idiota moral" by Norbert Bilbeny

The moral idiot. Banality of evil in the 20th century

Barcelona, Anagrama, 1993, 163 pp.

  • – The mortal sin in 20th century 
  • – A new exterminating angel 
  • – Bluebeard’s shadow 
  • – Moral apathy 
  • – The lack of thought 
  • – The banality of evil 
  • – The moral idiot in relation to courts 
  • – Ethics in hell 
  • – The banal world


This book was a finalist for the 1993 Anagrama Prize for essays.