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The Political Prisoner

The Political Prisoner

W.J. Strachan
3.6/5 ( ratings)
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Inspired by the author's own arrest and imprisonment in Calabria for his writings in the anti-fascist magazine, La Cultura, the title novella describes the day-to-day life of Stefano, an anti-fascist who has served a prison sentence and is banished to a remote southern Italian seaside resort where he awaits an official pardon. The monotony, grimness, and sensuality of life in the village is depicted through the eyes of a man who realizes his habits have been broken. When the summer ends, Stefano can no longer kill the days by swimming and lying on the seashore. His life is empty, relationships seem pointless, and he begins to take refuge in his dreams.

The second novella featured, The Beautiful Summer, is a tale of corruption and maturity based in a colony of inferior artists and their models in Turin. When 14-year-old Ginia falls in love with one of the artists from this group, she gradually comes to comprehend not the glamor but the futility and callousness of so-called bohemian "freedom."
Language
English
Pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Release
November 01, 2007
ISBN
0720612624
ISBN 13
9780720612622

The Political Prisoner

W.J. Strachan
3.6/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
Inspired by the author's own arrest and imprisonment in Calabria for his writings in the anti-fascist magazine, La Cultura, the title novella describes the day-to-day life of Stefano, an anti-fascist who has served a prison sentence and is banished to a remote southern Italian seaside resort where he awaits an official pardon. The monotony, grimness, and sensuality of life in the village is depicted through the eyes of a man who realizes his habits have been broken. When the summer ends, Stefano can no longer kill the days by swimming and lying on the seashore. His life is empty, relationships seem pointless, and he begins to take refuge in his dreams.

The second novella featured, The Beautiful Summer, is a tale of corruption and maturity based in a colony of inferior artists and their models in Turin. When 14-year-old Ginia falls in love with one of the artists from this group, she gradually comes to comprehend not the glamor but the futility and callousness of so-called bohemian "freedom."
Language
English
Pages
237
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Peter Owen Publishers
Release
November 01, 2007
ISBN
0720612624
ISBN 13
9780720612622

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