[Don Camillo 01] • The Little World of Don Camillo

[Don Camillo 01] • The Little World of Don Camillo
Authors
Guareschi, Giovanni
Publisher
Penguin
Tags
humour , classics
ISBN
9780140017977
Date
2012-01-01
Size
0.74 MB
Lang
en
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This tragicomical stories, often politically or socially charged, mostly situated in a fictional village on the Po called Boscaccio, in the period immediately after World War II, paint a clear picture of the post-war Italy. In this period the Italian Communist Party is very strong, but the Second World War and fascism are still vividly remembered. Boscaccio has a communist mayor named Peppone. He wants to realise the communist ideals, and the Roman Catholic priest Don Camillo is desperatelu trying to prevent this. But despite their different views these men can count on each other in the fight against social injustice and abuses.