The Little World of Don Camillo - Giovanni Guareschi

In Northern Italy is the valley of the river Po. It lies between the Po and the Apennines and it is here that the little world of Don Camillo can be found. The name of the actual village is immaterial as there are countless villages just like Don Camillo’s, scattered across the region. Stories are to be found at every field, every river and every crossroad. The climate is always the same, never too hot and never too cold. The local wine is ...
...most beautiful, the cheese is the most excellent, and, according to the author, even the dogs have souls. Here we will come to meet the village priest Don Camillo, his adversary Peppone, the Communist Mayor and local mechanic, and a host of other characters who make up the local community. You should not be surprised that Christ watches the goings on of Don Camillo from a large wooden cross, and frequently talks to him. It is also true that Camillo ...

RobinLawrie 28.06.2001 · Read full review
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...closer investigation, I discovered that the books were compilations of tales that had appeared in a certain magazine some time back. Don camillo and friends were born out of a happy accident, a late submission and a great imagination. "The little world of Don Camillo" is the first installment in this series, and the whole collection can be picked up in a single volume, which I recomend. It's not long after the second world war, Italy has thrown ...
...to a village somewhere along the Po river, in northern Italy. He's a big man, he's seen battle, he's still not above settling an argument with his fists. He's also a very humane individual, with fairly good humour, which is as well, because the Mayor of his village is a communist and thinks that all priests are reactionary scum who will be shot as soon as the communists seize power. The conflict between Don Camillo and Peppone the mayor fuels much ...

Bryn_Pearson 12.01.2004 · Read full review
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