Description
In a remote southern Italian village, the Fontamaresi—poor peasants living far from the currents of national politics—find their lives upended by the arrival of Fascist power. As exploitation, intimidation, and violence tighten around them, a small community’s everyday hopes collide with a regime built on deceit, moral corruption, and fear. Through a stark, human-centered portrayal of class struggle and political awakening, the novel follows how clandestine ideas circulate and how ordinary people are pushed toward resistance at immense cost. Written in Ignazio Silone’s incisive, compassionate style, this landmark 1933 work became an enduring symbol of anti-Fascist defiance and a powerful document of what tyranny does to the vulnerable.
Available Editions
paperback
Everymans Library
Published Jan 1, 1994
320 pages
ISBN: 9780460874946
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Details
First Published
1933
Language
ita
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Fontamara by Ignazio Silone.