In Sicily (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Elio Vittorini
- First Published: 1937
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Philosophical
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: Sicily
- Genres: Long fiction, Memoir, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, Marriage, 1930’s, Adultery, Death or dying, Italy or Italians
- Locales: Sicily, Italy
Characters Discussed
Silvestro Ferrauto (fehr-rah- EW-toh), the narrator of the story, who is thirty years old. Disturbed by the turmoil in Italy, he decides to return to his native Sicily, which he left at the age of fifteen. He is especially moved to take the trip after receiving a letter from his father stating that he has left his mother; Silvestro spontaneously decides to visit her in Recalmuto, his birthplace, in part to discover himself. Leaving his job as a Linotype operator in Milan, Silvestro travels by train to Sicily, meeting a number of unique characters who help...
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