Don Camillo And The Prodigal Son
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the sun-drenched plains of the Po Valley, a stubborn parish priest and an equally obstinate Communist mayor wage an eternal, affectionate war — and Don Camillo and the Prodigal Son delivers another uproarious chapter in one of Italy's most beloved literary sagas. Giovanni Guareschi's iconic Don Camillo returns, cassock billowing and temper flaring, as he navigates the comic battleground of post-war Italian village life, where faith, politics, and deeply human folly collide with irresistible warmth. Translated with elegance by Frances Frenaye, this instalment chronicles fresh skirmishes between Don Camillo and the irrepressible Peppone, whose ideological clashes mask a profound, unspoken brotherhood. Guareschi's genius lies in his ability to satirise the grand ideological conflicts of Cold War Europe through the smallest, most intimate dramas of rural community life, rendering the absurd utterly recognisable. His prose carries a deceptively light touch — witty and farcical on the surface, yet underpinned by a genuine tenderness for the human condition. A cornerstone of mid-century Italian comic literature, the Don Camillo series won admirers from Graham Greene to the common reader, and this volume is no exception — leaving one to wonder, as ever, who will land the final blow: the priest, the mayor, or God Himself.
Author: Giovanni Guareschi
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Victor Gollancz Ltd
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the sun-drenched plains of the Po Valley, a stubborn parish priest and an equally obstinate Communist mayor wage an eternal, affectionate war — and Don Camillo and the Prodigal Son delivers another uproarious chapter in one of Italy's most beloved literary sagas. Giovanni Guareschi's iconic Don Camillo returns, cassock billowing and temper flaring, as he navigates the comic battleground of post-war Italian village life, where faith, politics, and deeply human folly collide with irresistible warmth. Translated with elegance by Frances Frenaye, this instalment chronicles fresh skirmishes between Don Camillo and the irrepressible Peppone, whose ideological clashes mask a profound, unspoken brotherhood. Guareschi's genius lies in his ability to satirise the grand ideological conflicts of Cold War Europe through the smallest, most intimate dramas of rural community life, rendering the absurd utterly recognisable. His prose carries a deceptively light touch — witty and farcical on the surface, yet underpinned by a genuine tenderness for the human condition. A cornerstone of mid-century Italian comic literature, the Don Camillo series won admirers from Graham Greene to the common reader, and this volume is no exception — leaving one to wonder, as ever, who will land the final blow: the priest, the mayor, or God Himself.