Two Brothers
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some damage, showing age and wear with orange, black, and yellow design. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Hardcover binding appears intact.
A landmark of twentieth-century Italian literature, Two Brothers is a deeply affecting novel set against the turbulent backdrop of Fascist Italy. Vasco Pratolini chronicles the lives of two half-brothers — Ferruccio and Metello — who are raised apart and reunite as young men in Florence, only to find their worlds shaped by radically different experiences, values, and political convictions. Written with lyrical intensity and a profound sense of social conscience, the novel illustrates how class, ideology, and history conspire to both bind and divide those bound by blood. Translated into English by Barbara Kennedy, this edition brings Pratolini's masterful storytelling to a wider audience, presenting a vivid portrait of Italian working-class life and the human cost of political extremism. A powerful meditation on brotherhood, identity, and the forces that shape a generation, it stands as essential reading for admirers of European literary fiction.
Author: Vasco Pratolini
Format: Hardback
Published: 1962, The Orion Press
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, chipped and worn with some damage, showing age and wear with orange, black, and yellow design. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Hardcover binding appears intact.
A landmark of twentieth-century Italian literature, Two Brothers is a deeply affecting novel set against the turbulent backdrop of Fascist Italy. Vasco Pratolini chronicles the lives of two half-brothers — Ferruccio and Metello — who are raised apart and reunite as young men in Florence, only to find their worlds shaped by radically different experiences, values, and political convictions. Written with lyrical intensity and a profound sense of social conscience, the novel illustrates how class, ideology, and history conspire to both bind and divide those bound by blood. Translated into English by Barbara Kennedy, this edition brings Pratolini's masterful storytelling to a wider audience, presenting a vivid portrait of Italian working-class life and the human cost of political extremism. A powerful meditation on brotherhood, identity, and the forces that shape a generation, it stands as essential reading for admirers of European literary fiction.