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Cardello
----- The second in a collection of classic Italian novels in translation. -----
This is the heartwarming story of a poor, innocent boy in late nineteenth century Sicily, who learns about the truly important things in life through three different jobs, each more demanding and rewarding than the previous one, on the way to his ultimate fate. He begins to understand how every event in his life, big and small, even the seemingly insignificant, forms a link in the chain that binds him to his destiny. Does he have a hand in his own ultimate fate, or is he swept along by some unforeseen force? Is the outcome inevitable? If not, what would he give in love, sweat, tears to change it?
This is the heartwarming story of a poor, innocent boy in late nineteenth century Sicily, who learns about the truly important things in life through three different jobs, each more demanding and rewarding than the previous one, on the way to his ultimate fate. He begins to understand how every event in his life, big and small, even the seemingly insignificant, forms a link in the chain that binds him to his destiny. Does he have a hand in his own ultimate fate, or is he swept along by some unforeseen force? Is the outcome inevitable? If not, what would he give in love, sweat, tears to change it?
99 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1907
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Luigi Capuana
319 books10 followersLuigi Capuana was an Italian author and journalist and one of the most important members of the Verist movement. He was a contemporary of Giovanni Verga, both having been born in the province of Catania within a year of each other. He was also one of the first authors influenced by the works of Émile Zola, French author and creator of Naturalism.
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January 31, 2022
Vi si narra la storia del piccolo Calogero, soprannominato Cardello e delle vicissitudini che, da ragazzo qualunque, lo portano a diventare burattinaio, servo di un decano, operaio, vasaio. Bella l'idea si base, interessante anche la continua trasposizione della figura paterna (mancante), nei vari padri putativi ai quali il ragazzo si affida lavorando, ma il personaggio è poco caratterizzato, non c'è evoluzione o crescita, mancano tutti quegli elementi che avrebbero potuto trasformarlo in uno splendido romanzo di formazione.
September 17, 2017
Il destino nel nome
Tenerissima fiaba e lieve come un cono alla panna (c'è anche l'orco).
Il racconto di un puro di cuore: anche all'epoca di Capuana doveva esser merce rara, se è vero come è vero che si chiama Calogero Strano (alias Cardello).
Tenerissima fiaba e lieve come un cono alla panna (c'è anche l'orco).
Il racconto di un puro di cuore: anche all'epoca di Capuana doveva esser merce rara, se è vero come è vero che si chiama Calogero Strano (alias Cardello).
January 7, 2016
In the spirit of full disclosure I am the publisher of this book. My rating reflects my honest opinion as a reader.
The story follows a young boy in early 20th-century Sicily who has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He is innocent, lovable and kind, traits that endear him to those who can improve his lot in life. Thus, he is carried by fate from one situation to another, learning and growing. In the end, however, though he has achieved success, he has lost something more precious, leaving the reader to wonder what is really important in life.
The story follows a young boy in early 20th-century Sicily who has a knack for being in the right place at the right time. He is innocent, lovable and kind, traits that endear him to those who can improve his lot in life. Thus, he is carried by fate from one situation to another, learning and growing. In the end, however, though he has achieved success, he has lost something more precious, leaving the reader to wonder what is really important in life.
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