by Vitaliano Brancati · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804486329
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«Il bell'Antonio» is the novel by Vitaliano Brancati, published by Mondadori in 2001 in paperback (269 pages, in Italian).
Antonio Magnano, a handsome young man from Catania with a reputation as a seducer, fails to consummate his marriage to the heiress Barbara. In the macho climate of interwar Italy, the scandal erupts quickly; the novel explores virility, honor, appearances and social contradictions.
The novel was originally published in 1949 and won the Bagutta Prize in 1950. This edition from the Oscar classici moderni collection includes a note by Leonardo Sciascia.
For those seeking a classic of Italian literature about desire, reputation and social tensions in Sicily.
Vitaliano Brancati was an Italian novelist, dramatist, poet and screenwriter.
