{"product_id":"2026200015492-secondhand-the-little-world-of-don-camillo","title":"The Little World Of Don Camillo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the fog-drenched flatlands of the Po Valley, a battle of wills rages between two of Italian fiction's most beloved and irascible characters — the hot-headed village priest, Don Camillo, and his sworn adversary, the Communist mayor Peppone. The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi chronicles a richly comic yet surprisingly tender series of encounters between these two men, who, despite their ideological warfare, share a bond forged in the fires of wartime resistance and an unspoken mutual respect. Set in the tumultuous years of post-World War II Italy, when political passions ran dangerously high, the novel presents a microcosm of a nation torn between faith and ideology, tradition and revolution, all played out in one small, stubborn village.\n\nGuareschi's genius lies in his ability to render grand political and spiritual conflicts utterly human — even absurd — without ever diminishing their weight. His prose, masterfully translated here from the Italian by Una Vincenzo Troubridge, is warm, witty, and deceptively simple, concealing a profound moral intelligence beneath its comic surface. The relationship between Don Camillo and his speaking Christ on the crucifix — to whom the priest confesses his less-than-saintly impulses — gives the novel a unique spiritual dimension that elevates it far beyond mere satire. A work of enduring charm and quiet wisdom, it leaves the reader wondering: in a world of absolutes, is it friendship or faith that truly saves us?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203212550363,"sku":"2026200015492-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/324eed53-37af-48ab-a701-859a2d7e2a63.png?v=1788145913","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015492-secondhand-the-little-world-of-don-camillo","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}