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I Fratelli Cuccoli
Celestino Cuccoli adopts four orphaned boys and showers them with affection and comfort, while the distortions inside the family and the pressure of the times slowly come into view. An unexpected late-life romance gives the novel its bittersweet aftertaste.
Work Information
A lonely man pours boundless love into four boys.
Published in 1948, this major Palazzeschi novel follows Celestino Cuccoli as he lives with four adopted boys and reveals the complex mix of affection, loneliness, luxury, and public judgment around them. It captures both the temperature of a family and the atmosphere of its age.
Review Summaries
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Readers are divided over how to read the protagonist's innocence, excess affection, and the family's uneasy dynamics. Some value the blend of humor and bitterness, while others feel a strong distance from the characters.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Imprint unknown
- Published
- 2002-09-01
- Pages
- 430 pages
- Language
- イタリア語
- Size
- 12.5 x 2.7 x 19.2 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9788804508175
- ISBN-10
- 8804508175
- Price
- 6395 JPY
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