Fontamara
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Originally published in 1933, Fontamara is a landmark work of Italian anti-fascist literature, written by Ignazio Silone while in exile from Mussolini's Italy. The novel chronicles the struggles of the cafoni — the impoverished peasants of the fictional Abruzzese village of Fontamara — as they are systematically exploited, deceived, and brutalized by the corrupt forces of fascism and local power brokers. Silone presents their story with raw, unflinching honesty and a deeply compassionate voice, exposing the machinery of oppression that grinds ordinary people into the dust. This edition, edited and introduced with notes and vocabulary by Judy Rawson, is prepared for the student reader, making it an ideal academic text for those studying twentieth-century European literature or Italian political history. A powerful testament to human resilience and the enduring spirit of resistance, Fontamara remains one of the most important political novels of the twentieth century.
Author: Ignazio Silone
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Originally published in 1933, Fontamara is a landmark work of Italian anti-fascist literature, written by Ignazio Silone while in exile from Mussolini's Italy. The novel chronicles the struggles of the cafoni — the impoverished peasants of the fictional Abruzzese village of Fontamara — as they are systematically exploited, deceived, and brutalized by the corrupt forces of fascism and local power brokers. Silone presents their story with raw, unflinching honesty and a deeply compassionate voice, exposing the machinery of oppression that grinds ordinary people into the dust. This edition, edited and introduced with notes and vocabulary by Judy Rawson, is prepared for the student reader, making it an ideal academic text for those studying twentieth-century European literature or Italian political history. A powerful testament to human resilience and the enduring spirit of resistance, Fontamara remains one of the most important political novels of the twentieth century.