Don Camillo of la Bassa
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Vintage Don Camillo stories, all but one in English for the first time.La Bassa is the home of Don Camillo and Peppone, the lowland plain on the banks of Italy’s Po River where their hilarious goings-on are set. Their creator was born there and returned to live in 1952. The following years were among the happiest in his life: it was a time when he was wholly in tune with the spirit of the place and when most of the present stories were written.Many of these stories were published in Italy under the equivocal title, 'People Like Us'. There is a strong affinity between the fictional characters and the real people of la Bassa. And we like them not least because their stories espouse the instinctive humanity and fundamental compassion which it is their creator’s purpose to reveal.‘So shrewd a glimpse into the minds of the people…’ London Evening News'Absolutely delightful in their satirical swipes at human weakness.' - Paul Merton
Giovanni Guareschi was born in the village of Fontanelle in the Valley of the Po in 1908. He is know the world over as the creator of a series of more than 300 amusing, highly satirical stories featuring Don Camillo, the hot-headed village priest, and Peppone, the similarly pugnacious communist mayor.