'Pavese's novels are works of an extraordinary depth where one
never stops finding new levels, new meanings' Italo Calvino June,
1943. Allied aircraft are bombing Turin; fascist Italy is on its
knees. Every evening, after a day's teaching in the city, Corrado
returns to the safety of the hills and the care of his two doting
landladies. He has no attachments, no obligations. Yet against his
better judgement he is drawn to the easy warmth of a circle of
anti-fascists who congregate at a nearby tavern, and confronted
with a painful choice: emotional and political commitment, with all
its dangers - or devastating retreat. Pavese's extraordinary
semi-autobiographical novel is a lucid portrayal of missed
opportunities and human weakness, set against the seductive
intensity of the Italian countryside. Translated with an
introduction by Tim Parks Shortlisted for The Society of Authors
Translation Award 2022
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