The Little World Of Don Camillo
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the sun-drenched flatlands of the Po Valley, a thunderous village priest and a wily Communist mayor wage an endless, gloriously comic war for the soul of their small Italian town — and somehow manage to love each other through every skirmish. The Little World of Don Camillo chronicles the uproarious rivalry between the hot-headed Don Camillo, a man of God with fists the size of ham hocks, and Peppone, his ideological nemesis and grudging friend, in a series of witty, warmly human episodes that capture the texture of post-war Italian rural life with remarkable precision. Giovanni Guareschi writes with a light yet masterful touch, infusing each vignette with sharp political satire, genuine tenderness, and a deep understanding of human contradiction — a peasant wisdom that transcends its Italian setting to speak to readers everywhere. First published in Italy in 1948, the novel stands as a landmark of 20th-century European comic fiction, beloved across generations for its ability to argue that even the most entrenched ideological opponents share a common humanity. The question that lingers long after the final page is not who wins the battle between faith and politics, but whether the two were ever truly at war at all.
Author: Giovanni Guareschi
Format: Hardback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
In the sun-drenched flatlands of the Po Valley, a thunderous village priest and a wily Communist mayor wage an endless, gloriously comic war for the soul of their small Italian town — and somehow manage to love each other through every skirmish. The Little World of Don Camillo chronicles the uproarious rivalry between the hot-headed Don Camillo, a man of God with fists the size of ham hocks, and Peppone, his ideological nemesis and grudging friend, in a series of witty, warmly human episodes that capture the texture of post-war Italian rural life with remarkable precision. Giovanni Guareschi writes with a light yet masterful touch, infusing each vignette with sharp political satire, genuine tenderness, and a deep understanding of human contradiction — a peasant wisdom that transcends its Italian setting to speak to readers everywhere. First published in Italy in 1948, the novel stands as a landmark of 20th-century European comic fiction, beloved across generations for its ability to argue that even the most entrenched ideological opponents share a common humanity. The question that lingers long after the final page is not who wins the battle between faith and politics, but whether the two were ever truly at war at all.