Christ Stopped at Eboli (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Carlo Levi
- First Published: 1945
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1935-1936
- Setting: Gagliano, a small town in southern Italy
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Politics, Prisoners, Doctors, 1930’s, Small-town life, Italy or Italians, Fascism, Peasantry or peasants
- Locales: Gagliano, Italy
Characters Discussed
Carlo Levi (LAY-vee), a physician and political prisoner, the narrator and protagonist of the story. Kind, contemplative, artistic, and observant, he has a deep compassion for those who are poor, ill, and disadvantaged. A painter by vocation, he would prefer merely to observe without becoming directly involved, but he cannot. His political imprisonment involves being sent to live in a small and remote southern Italian village, where he is watched closely at all times. He records the experiences and the impressions of his sojourn.
Luigi Magalone...
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