{"product_id":"2026100010923-secondhand-the-little-world-of-don-camillo","title":"The Little World Of Don Camillo","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: later repr.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a small, stubbornly ordinary village in the Po Valley of post-war Italy, a battle of wills unfolds between two of literature's most beloved adversaries — the hot-tempered Catholic priest Don Camillo and the wily Communist mayor Peppone. The Little World of Don Camillo chronicles their hilariously combative yet deeply human relationship through a series of linked vignettes, where political ideology and personal faith collide with warmth, wit, and surprising tenderness. Guareschi's masterwork presents a world where God speaks directly to Don Camillo from the crucifix above the altar, offering divine — and often wryly comic — counsel as the priest schemes, blusters, and ultimately loves his way through village life.\n\nBeneath its irresistible humour lies a profound meditation on community, forgiveness, and the absurdity of ideological tribalism, rendered with a lightness of touch that belies its moral depth. Giovanni Guareschi, one of Italy's most celebrated post-war satirists, illustrates how enemies can be bound together by a shared humanity that transcends politics and dogma. First published in Italian as Mondo piccolo: Don Camillo, this English translation by Una Vincenzo Troubridge introduced Guareschi's genius to the wider world — and once you have met Don Camillo and Peppone, you will find it impossible to leave their little world behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50572712673499,"sku":"2026100010923-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/2aaff239-d22d-410d-b327-53b62fdbdeb6.png?v=1791167320","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010923-secondhand-the-little-world-of-don-camillo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}