A Passion in Rome (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Morley Callaghan
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Work: Symbolic realism
- Time of Work: The autumn of 1958, before and after the death of Pope Pius XII
- Setting: Rome
- Principal Characters: Sam Raymond, Anna Connel, Carla Caneli, Francesca Winters, Alberto Ruberto, Joe Mosca, Koster
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, Culture, Self-discovery, Love or romance, Art or artists, Religion, Italy or Italians, Popes or papacy, Rome, Photojournalism or photojournalists
- Locales: Rome, Italy
The Novel
Sam Raymond, a photographer for the Weekly, a large American newsmagazine, is sent to Rome to cover the death of Pope Pius XII and the election of his successor. A “solidly built man of thirty-nine,” Sam is a successful professional who has a breezy, assured manner. Arriving in the city in September, some weeks before the Pope actually dies (he is expected to, imminently), the photographer learns that his colleague, Koster, with whom he is expected to work on the story, is not expected until later. Feeling alone and friendless in a strange city, and...
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