Don Camillo of la Bassa

DON CAMILLO #9

by Giovannino Guareschi, Piers Dudgeon (Editor)

La Bassa is the home of Don Camillo and Peppone, the lowland plain on the banks of Italy’s Po River where their hilarious goings-on are set. Their creator was born there and returned to live in 1952. The following years were among the happiest in his life: it was a time when he was wholly in tune with the spirit of the place and when most of the present stories were written.

Many of these stories were published in Italy under the equivocal title, People Like Us. There is a strong affinity between the fictional characters and the real people of la Bassa. And we like them not least because their stories espouse an instinctive humanity and fundamental compassion.

309 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 7, 2023

About the author

Giovannino Oliviero Giuseppe Guareschi, also know as Giovanni Guareschi, was a Italian journalist, writer, humorist. Along with Giovanni Mosca and Giaci Mondaini he founded the humorous magazine "Candido". He was well know because of the "Don Camillo" series based on the stories about the two main characters: Don Camillo, the priest and Peppone, the communist Mayor.

Reviews

[Tobias Lindquist · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve been reading all of these ten volumes of Don Camillo stories as they’ve been coming out. This is easily the best one since the first three collections of stories, perhaps even the best of them all so far. A lovely book.