Confessions of an Italian - Ippolito Nievo It encompasses drastic shifts in

It encompasses drastic shifts in tone and material

ready to take on the world and become a big somebody

of inequality and shifting political allegiances in an increasingly divided nation

Translator: James McGowan

these fables of flawed love blend black humour and macabre spectacle with transformative moments of grace

Confessions of an Italian - Ippolito Nievo It encompasses drastic shifts inAt the age of eighty three and nearing death, Carlo Altoviti has decided to write down the confessions of his long life. He remembers everything: his unhappy childhood in the kitchens of the Castle of Fratta; romantic entanglements during the siege of Genoa; revolutionary fighting in Naples; and so much more. Throughout, Carlo lives only for his twin passions in life: his dream of a unified, free Italy and his undying love for the magnificent but