WeRead Powered by ReaderPub
La Patria lontana cover

La Patria lontana

Chapter 1: LA PATRIA LONTANA
Open in WeRead

About This Book

The narrative follows Italian emigrants in South America through shipboard arrivals, social gatherings, and public ceremonies, using character exchanges to examine questions of patriotism and belonging. Heated debates among a polemical writer, a disputatious professor, merchants and settlers contrast sentimental attachment with economic and practical ties, asking whether national identity survives when livelihoods and interests lie abroad. Scenes of domestic life, civic reception and lively argument illuminate how individuals negotiate loyalty, work, and social standing while trying to reconcile affection for the homeland with the everyday demands of life in a foreign setting.

The Project Gutenberg eBook of La Patria lontana

This ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this ebook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook.

Title: La Patria lontana

Author: Enrico Corradini

Release date: March 2, 2015 [eBook #48398]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: Italian

Credits: Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara
Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK LA PATRIA LONTANA ***

LA PATRIA LONTANA


La Patria lontana

ROMANZO

DI
ENRICO CORRADINI

MILANO
FRATELLI TREVES, EDITORI
1911

Quarto migliaio.


PROPRIETÀ LETTERARIA.

I diritti di riproduzione e di traduzione sono riservati per tutti i paesi, compresi la Svezia, la Norvegia e l'Olanda.

Copyright by Fratelli Treves, 1910.

Milano. — Tip. Treves.


ALLA MEMORIA
DI MIA MADRE.