A Passion in Rome (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Morley Callaghan
- First Published: 1961
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Symbolic realism
- Time of Work: Autumn, 1958
- Setting: Rome, Italy
- 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
Characters Discussed
Sam Raymond, a blue-eyed, solidly built man of thirty-nine who looks “rumpled but very clean.” He arrives in Rome to photograph the events surrounding the death of the pope, feeling intensely alone. His spiritual crisis is precipitated by his growing awareness that he will never realize his ambition to be a successful painter in a style different from that of his famous father. At loose ends, he wanders the streets and encounters a young woman, Anna, who soon proves to be an American singer. She becomes the most important thing in his life. With the...
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