7/5/2023 0 Comments Cardello by Luigi Capuana![]() ![]() Capuana was a prolific writer whose works translated into English include: Cardello, The Marquis of Roccaverdina and Sicilian Tales – Once Upon a Time. ![]() As their adventures and turns of fortune unfold, we are thrust into the characters’ small village world and Capuana’s detailed canvas brings to life characters humorous, heart warming and tragic.Īlthough written as a children’s story, Capuana’s portrayals make Il Drago thoroughly enjoyable for adults as well. : Cardello (Italian Edition) (9781478113096) by Capuana, Luigi and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. But everything is turned upside down when he meets two orphans on a village road and despite himself Don Paolo must come to terms with their entry into his life. The central character is Don Paolo Drago, “dragon by name, dragon by nature” who is embittered by tragedies which, in the space of a few months, robbed him of his family and left him alone in the world. At the same time, he populates his story with fairytale creatures. From Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco (Torino, Italy) AbeBooks Seller Since Ma. ![]() Set in rural Sicily at the end of the nineteenth century, it is a world that Capuana knows well, for he comes from it. This is the heartwarming story of a poor, innocent boy in late nineteenth century Sicily, who learns about the truly important things in life through three. The story, although fiction, is gritty in its realism. ![]()
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