Marcovaldo, ovvero Le stagioni in città
Peasants
Italian language
Italy, fiction
Formation
Littérature
Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
City and town life
Readers
New York Times reviewed
Fiction, general
Fiction
A collection of stories about an Italian peasant's struggle to reconcile country habits with urban life. Oblivious to the garish attractions of the town, Marcovaldo is the attentive recorder of natural phenomena but, at every turn, the city is there to thwart his inclinations.
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