Ignazio Silone

"The first novel in the series, Fontamara, portrays the bitter trials of the villagers of Pescina as they battle with landowners who have appropriated their only source of water. First published from his exile in Zurich in 1933, and banned in his own country, the novel was translated into twenty languages and won Silone instant international literary fame.". "Silone's masterpiece, Bread and Wine, introduces the semiautobiographical character Pietro Spina, an anti-Fascist revolutionary who returns to his homeland after fifteen years in exile. He seeks refuge among the Abruzzo peasants by posing as the priest Don Paolo Spada.". "Pietro's story continues in The Seed Beneath the Snow, Silone's personal favorite in the trilogy. Pietro flees again and, with the police in close pursuit, is taken in by his grandmother, Donna Maria Vincenza. Though comfortably settled in Italian bourgeois society, she jeopardizes her own life in order to protect him."--BOOK JACKET.

An historical play by the Italian writer Ignazio Silone, in 1970. It tells the story of Pope Celestine V.

Why an innocent man spends forty years in prison and why the villagers betray him.

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People of an Italian village find themselves caught between the Catholic church and the Communist party.

In Ignazio Silone's "Bread and Wine," a young revolutionary, Pietro Spina, disguised as a priest, returns to his homeland of Abruzzo to organize the peasants against the fascist regime, exploring themes of faith, revolution, and the human spirit in a world on the brink of war. Key Aspects of the Novel: Pietro Spina's Journey: Pietro, a revolutionary, returns to Abruzzo after years in exile, seeking to incite a peasant rebellion against the fascist regime. The Fascist Regime: The novel depicts the brutality and lies of the fascist state, highlighting its use of force and manipulation. Faith and Revolution: Pietro's disguise as a priest, Don Paolo Spada, allows him to interact with the people and explore the complexities of faith and revolution. The Peasant Life: The novel offers a portrayal of the lives of the peasants in Abruzzo, their struggles, and their potential for resistance. Themes of Humanity: "Bread and Wine" examines the human condition, exploring themes of goodness, morality, and the search for meaning in a world on the brink of war. Abruzzo Trilogy: Bread and Wine is the second novel in Silone's celebrated Abruzzo Trilogy.

Fiction based on the history of Italy; covers period: 1922-1945.

"Ignazio Silone was an important and mid 20th century Italian writer. A communist, he spent much of his time in Switzerland during World War II and was supported by Marcel Fleischmann. A wealthy businessman and supporter of culture. This ms is a translation of their correspondence, translated from French (Silone's letters) and German (Fleischmann's letters)"--