La fortuna di. Fontamara is one of the Italian classics of the twentieth century. It was written Its author, Ignazio Silone, was a controversial figure throughout his life. He was a. The small village of Fontamara in southern Italy is poorly prepared for the coming of the Fascists in the early s. The cafoni, as the small holding peasants are called, have lived traditional lives for centuries in which they had very little, worked for the benefit of the town folks and local authorities, but nonetheless had simple rules of how to be in the world, and while very poor, eked out lives of hard work and human satisfaction.
All this begins to be disrupted when the fundamental nature of power and life changes. The cafoni are accustomed to changes in the power structure over dozens of generations, but not changes in the fundamental nature of daily life.
The Fascists bring such changes and the cafoni simply have no idea of what is going on. This sad and tragic tale of the fictional village tells the story that was repeated throughout southern Italy in the early s. It is one in which we see these poor people who live on the very edge of survival, being pushed over that precarious edge and driven into despair, suicide and rebellion.
They had come to think the structure of human society was fixed, they were on the very bottom, yet had their place. Slowly this begins to change and the world of everyday reality is one they do not understand or recognize.
Ignazio Silone tells the story in an interesting and unusual fashion, though the voices of three narrators, husband, wife and son of the same family. The peasants simply have no idea in the world what is going on and their view of reality is limited to the tiny village of Fontamara and a few local places which surround it. They know of Rome and a few have been there, but it seems like some other worldly place perhaps from another dimension of reality rather than simply the capitol of their nation.
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Privacy Overview. Necessary Always Enabled. I will definitely recommend this book to european literature, italian literature lovers. Your Rating:. Your Comment:. Home Downloads Free Downloads Fontamara pdf. Hot Monster in His Eyes by J. The PCI silobe driven completely underground and into exile. Baldisseraalso known as General Baldissera, he is a resident of Fontamara and is a shoemaker. Innocenzo is a tax collector and helps the authorities enforce laws in Fontamara.
He iggnazio more and more surprised about the events which unfold in Fontamara because before it was a quiet town where nothing really happened. In the s he opposed the American war in Vietnam. In the dream Jesus is talking to the Pope and requesting the Fucino be given to the cafoni ,that the cafoni be exempt from taxes and that they enjoy an abundant harvest whilst the Pope takes the view of the authorities that Prince Torlonia, nor the government would agree and that an abundant harvest would cause food prices to fall.
Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. He is a poor peasant who searches for work. The shift from complete isolation to sudden fame could have ruined Silone. He had in effect taken the decision to withdraw from Party activity, but passivity was not enough for the leadership.
Twentieth-century Italian literature in English translation: Someone said he had sold his soul to the devil in exchange for wealth, and perhaps he was right.
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