Don Camillo takes the Devil by the tail /
Giovanni Guareschi, translated by Frances Frenaye.

Description

Main Author

Guareschi, Giovanni, 1908-1968.

Related Names

Frenaye, Frances, 1908-1996, translator.

Language(s)

English

Published

New York, Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1957.

Subjects

Clergy.
Italian fiction.
Mayors.
Priests.
Socialism.
Italian fiction > Italian fiction / 20th century.
Socialism > Socialism / Italy > Socialism / Italy / Po River Valley > Socialism / Italy / Po River Valley / Fiction.
Mayors > Mayors / Italy > Mayors / Italy / Po River Valley > Mayors / Italy / Po River Valley / Fiction.
Priests > Priests / Italy > Priests / Italy / Po River Valley > Priests / Italy / Po River Valley / Fiction.
Clergy > Clergy / Fiction.
Italy.
Italy > Italy / Po River Valley.
Italy > Italy / Fiction.
Po River Valley (Italy) > Po River Valley (Italy) / Fiction.
Fiction.
Fiction.

Summary

Don Camillo, fictional character, a pugnacious Italian village priest whose confrontations with his equally belligerent adversary, the local communist mayor Peppone, formed the basis for a series of popular, humorous short stories by Italian author Giovanni Guareschi.

Physical Description

218 pages illustrations 21 cm

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