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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.
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".
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.
Collections of short stories from Roman life in the post-war era: ordinary people from the people and the petty bourgeoisie – the poor, workers, small craftsmen – face misery, survival, jealousy, petty deceit and moral compromises in everyday life.
"The Virgin and the Modest" by Italian writer Mario Puccini is a novel set in Roman life that explores love, morality, social differences, and the position of women in modern society through the contrast of two female characters.
A psychological novel by Italian writer and director Mario Soldati about a love triangle, later adapted into a film: Italian professor Edoardo, his American wife Edith and her friend Anna. Passion, deception and tragedy.