
Storia di una Capinera
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A collection of 41 short stories: the characters act like "automatons" – mechanical, listless, incapable of authentic reaction to life's problems. Modern man alienated, trapped in routine, sex, money and passivity, without will or feelings.
Adriana, a beautiful Roman girl from a poor background, wants a normal life, but her mother pushes her into posing for painters and prostitution. Her love affairs lead her through betrayal, violence and corruption to her final resignation.
The autobiography of the Italian communist Giovanni Germanetto (1885–1959). The book vividly and humorously depicts the life of an Italian working-barber from his poor childhood to his involvement in the revolutionary labor movement.
Francesco Merighi returns to Rome after 9 years abroad. In order to write an "authentic" novel, he keeps a diary of his life with his wife and their daughter Babe. He obsessively analyzes lies in relationships, the temptation of