Don Giovanni in Sicilia

by Vitaliano Brancati

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In this 1940s realist novel a timid Sicilian anti-hero unexpectedly conquers his inhibitions, wins the heart of a goddess and acquires wholesome new habits; yet he can never really escape the dusty background of his youth.

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This pretty old book (1942), is depicting the "Don Juan" in the Sicilian man, living in a world dominated by this thoughts, ideas about women, dreams about them .... without coming to reality. So there are some rather funny scenes but upon taking a closer look the funny aspect makes place for sadness, solitude and a grande tristesse.
No that one starts to feel sorry for the protagonist, it's too pathetic.
Make no mistake, this is the author's goal, to describe the pathetic, piteous aspects in the men their attitude towards the women. But the style is too old to still be very attractive to nowaday readers. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Brancati, Vitaliano	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Botero, Fernando	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Hinterhäuser, Hans	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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