Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society
Fontamara (Everyman Fiction)
Set in an impoverished Italian village under Fascism, the novel follows people trying to survive poverty, coercion, and political intimidation. It is one of Ignazio Silone's best-known anti-fascist novels.
anti-fascismrural lifepolitical oppression
Work Information
A spare, forceful novel about a village crushed by power and deprivation.
The novel quietly but sharply shows how power and fear enter the daily life of poor peasants. Silone's recurring concerns with freedom and dignity emerge here in one of his most accessible books.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Everyman Ltd
- Published
- 1986-03-06
- Pages
- 192 pages
- Language
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9780460024518
- ISBN-10
- 0460024515
- Price
- 4676 JPY
Amazon.co.jp: Fontamara (Everyman Fiction) : Silone, Ignazio, Mosbacher, E.: 洋書
Reviews
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A great story of a past time; hard to find in english