Don Camillo and the Prodigal Son
by Guareschi, Giovanni
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Bromsgrove, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1962. First edition. First printing. Softcover. VG. No inscriptions or annotations. A good tight copy with only slight wear on cover. 221 pages. "Don Camillo is the main character created by the Italian writer and journalist Giovanni Guareschi (190868), and is based on the historical Roman Catholic priest, WWII partisan and detainee of the concentration camps of Dachau and Mauthausen, Don Camillo Valota. Don Camillo is one of two protagonists, the other being the communist mayor of the town, known to everyone as Peppone. The stories are set in what Guareschi refers to as a "small world" and are an excellent representation of what rural Italy was like after the Second World War." (Source = Wikipedia) This is the original Penguin edition in a series which embedded the fame of Guareschi's comic characters in the UK and the English speaking world. .
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Details
- Bookseller
- David Edward Hellawell (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1682
- Title
- Don Camillo and the Prodigal Son
- Author
- Guareschi, Giovanni
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1962
- Keywords
- Don Camillo Peppone Roman Catholicism Communism Italy Faith Politics Humour QSE
Terms of Sale
David Edward Hellawell
I will refund the cost if the book is returned within 7 days with details of where the description was faulty.
About the Seller
David Edward Hellawell
Biblio member since 2007
Bromsgrove, West Midlands
About David Edward Hellawell
Professor Emeritus now selling off the stock of a lifetime.
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