Description
In a southern Italian village, ordinary peasants are squeezed between the moral authority of the Catholic Church and the promises of the Communist party, as power structures demand loyalty and punish dissent. Against the backdrop of postwar upheaval, their attempts to claim dignity and a livable future draw them into escalating conflict—revealing how exploitation can be enforced not only by violence, but also by ideology and fear. With Silone’s characteristic realism and compassion, the story examines betrayal, conscience, and the painful cost of trying to break free from inherited allegiances. Part social portrait and part moral inquiry, it captures the human stakes of political struggle long after the fighting ends.
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Published Jan 1, 1954
296 pages
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First Published
1952
Language
eng
Translation
From: ita
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