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In a typically Sardinian setting, through a dramatic love story, Deledda depicts the conflict between two families and their worlds – the peaceful, honest "doves" and the aggressive, greedy "hawks".
Marcello Clerici, obsessed with normality after a traumatic childhood and a homosexual attack, becomes a fascist bureaucrat. He marries the average Giulia, and on their "honeymoon" in Paris, he is assigned to kill a former professor, anti-fascist Quadri.
Widow Cesira and her daughter Rosetta flee bombed Rome to their native Ciociaria, where they experience hunger, fear and misery. Liberation brings tragedy: Rosetta is raped by Moroccan soldiers, destroying their faith in God and people.
In "Contempt," screenwriter Riccardo obsessively searches for the reason why his wife Emilia despises and alienates him. In "Agostino," a 13-year-old boy on a summer vacation with his mother experiences a sexual awakening and perceives his mother as a wom
Snake's Nest (2008) is part of the series about Inspector Salvo Montalban. Set in the fictional Sicilian town of Vigàtu, the novel combines criminal suspense, psychological depth, and Camilleri's signature humor with a critique of Sicily's social problems
Through these stories, Moravia explores themes of social inequality, the struggle for survival, and human frailty, portraying them with a mix of humor, irony, and realistic observation.