Description
Set against the sweeping social upheavals of modern Italy, this novel follows Metello, an orphan shaped by loss and displacement, as he leaves the rural estate where he has been raised and journeys toward the city. There, amid the hard realities of Florentine poverty during the Fascist triumph of 1925–26, his search for work, dignity, and belonging unfolds through a vivid, panoramic portrait of ordinary lives. With a keen eye for class struggle and political pressure, the story explores how power reshapes communities and how resilience, solidarity, and moral choice survive even when the future seems closed. Written in a distinctly Pratolini style—grounded in realism, rich with social detail, and attentive to the textures of everyday experience—this is a compelling entry into a larger arc of “An Italian story,” spanning from unification’s aftershocks to the post-war world.
Available Editions
paperback
Oscar Mondadori
Published Jan 1, 2001
381 pages
ISBN: 9788804455530
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Details
First Published
1955
Language
ita
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Metello by Vasco Pratolini.