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9780802124340 English 0802124348 Andrea Molesini s exquisite debut novelwinner of the prestigious Campiello Prizeportrays the depths of heroism and horror within a Northern Italian village toward the end of the Great War. While a family s villa is requisitioned by enemy troops, they are forced to intimately confront war s injustice as their involvement with its sinister underpinnings grows more and more complex. In the autumn of 1917, Refrontoloa small community north of Veniceis invaded by Austrian soldiers as the Italian army is pushed to the Piave river. The Spada family owns the largest estate in the area, where orphaned seventeen-year-old Paolo lives with his eccentric grandparents, headstrong aunt, and a loyal staff. With the battlefront nearby, the Spada home become a bastion of resistance, both clashing and cooperating with the military members imposing on their household. When Paolo is recruited to help with a covert operation, his life is put in irrevocable jeopardy. As he bears witness to violence and hostility between enemies, he grows to understand the value of courage, dignity, family bonds, and patriotism during wartime.", Andrea Molesini's exquisite debut novel--winner of the prestigious Campiello Prize--portrays the depths of heroism and horror within a Northern Italian village toward the end of the Great War. While a family's villa is requisitioned by enemy troops, they are forced to intimately confront war's injustice as their involvement with its sinister underpinnings grows more and more complex. In the autumn of 1917, Refrontolo--a small community north of Venice--is invaded by Austrian soldiers as the Italian army is pushed to the Piave river. The Spada family owns the largest estate in the area, where orphaned seventeen-year-old Paolo lives with his eccentric grandparents, headstrong aunt, and a loyal staff. With the battlefront nearby, the Spada home become a bastion of resistance, both clashing and cooperating with the military members imposing on their household. When Paolo is recruited to help with a covert operation, his life is put in irrevocable jeopardy. As he bears witness to violence and hostility between enemies, he grows to understand the value of courage, dignity, family bonds, and patriotism during wartime. Internationally celebrated and garlanded with awards, Not all Bastards are from Vienna is an unforgettable portrait of the erosion of tradition and the fall of an Italian aristocratic family., Andrea Molesini's exquisite novel portrays heroism and horror within a Northern Italian village toward the end of the Great War. When a family's home is overrun by enemy troops, they are forced to confront the encroaching battle's atrocity and injustice, as their involvement with its sinister underpinnings grows more and more intricate. Above all, NOT ALL BASTARDS ARE FROM VIENNA is a powerful testament to the resilience of family bonds and romantic love in the midst of immense tragedy. In the autumn of 1917, Refrontolo--a small community north of Venice--is invaded by Prussian soldiers as the Italian army is pushed to the Piave river. The Spada family owns the largest estate in the area, where orphaned seventeen-year-old Paolo lives with his eccentric grandparents, headstrong aunt, and a loyal staff. With the battlefront nearby, the villa is strategically placed, so it is commandeered to house the army's senior officers. When the Prussians move out, the Austrians move in, and the Spada become a bastion of resistance, alternately clashing and cooperating with the military members imposing on their household. Gradually, Paolo realizes that his relatives have a prominent and precarious role in the Italian intelligence operation, covertly informing the British about Austrian strategies. When he is recruited to help, Paolo's life and the lives of his loved ones are put in irrevocable jeopardy. With the erosion of tradition and the collapse of an empire in the background, NOT ALL BASTARDS ARE FROM VIENNA follows Paolo's entry into the cruelty and futility of war, as well as into his burgeoning understanding of mortality's tragic contradictions. Yet he ultimately discovers the crucial value of compassion, friendship, heritage, and patriotism, which bestows courage and dignity to humankind even in the throes of wartime.
9780802124340 English 0802124348 Andrea Molesini s exquisite debut novelwinner of the prestigious Campiello Prizeportrays the depths of heroism and horror within a Northern Italian village toward the end of the Great War. While a family s villa is requisitioned by enemy troops, they are forced to intimately confront war s injustice as their involvement with its sinister underpinnings grows more and more complex. In the autumn of 1917, Refrontoloa small community north of Veniceis invaded by Austrian soldiers as the Italian army is pushed to the Piave river. The Spada family owns the largest estate in the area, where orphaned seventeen-year-old Paolo lives with his eccentric grandparents, headstrong aunt, and a loyal staff. With the battlefront nearby, the Spada home become a bastion of resistance, both clashing and cooperating with the military members imposing on their household. When Paolo is recruited to help with a covert operation, his life is put in irrevocable jeopardy. As he bears witness to violence and hostility between enemies, he grows to understand the value of courage, dignity, family bonds, and patriotism during wartime.", Andrea Molesini's exquisite debut novel--winner of the prestigious Campiello Prize--portrays the depths of heroism and horror within a Northern Italian village toward the end of the Great War. While a family's villa is requisitioned by enemy troops, they are forced to intimately confront war's injustice as their involvement with its sinister underpinnings grows more and more complex. In the autumn of 1917, Refrontolo--a small community north of Venice--is invaded by Austrian soldiers as the Italian army is pushed to the Piave river. The Spada family owns the largest estate in the area, where orphaned seventeen-year-old Paolo lives with his eccentric grandparents, headstrong aunt, and a loyal staff. With the battlefront nearby, the Spada home become a bastion of resistance, both clashing and cooperating with the military members imposing on their household. When Paolo is recruited to help with a covert operation, his life is put in irrevocable jeopardy. As he bears witness to violence and hostility between enemies, he grows to understand the value of courage, dignity, family bonds, and patriotism during wartime. Internationally celebrated and garlanded with awards, Not all Bastards are from Vienna is an unforgettable portrait of the erosion of tradition and the fall of an Italian aristocratic family., Andrea Molesini's exquisite novel portrays heroism and horror within a Northern Italian village toward the end of the Great War. When a family's home is overrun by enemy troops, they are forced to confront the encroaching battle's atrocity and injustice, as their involvement with its sinister underpinnings grows more and more intricate. Above all, NOT ALL BASTARDS ARE FROM VIENNA is a powerful testament to the resilience of family bonds and romantic love in the midst of immense tragedy. In the autumn of 1917, Refrontolo--a small community north of Venice--is invaded by Prussian soldiers as the Italian army is pushed to the Piave river. The Spada family owns the largest estate in the area, where orphaned seventeen-year-old Paolo lives with his eccentric grandparents, headstrong aunt, and a loyal staff. With the battlefront nearby, the villa is strategically placed, so it is commandeered to house the army's senior officers. When the Prussians move out, the Austrians move in, and the Spada become a bastion of resistance, alternately clashing and cooperating with the military members imposing on their household. Gradually, Paolo realizes that his relatives have a prominent and precarious role in the Italian intelligence operation, covertly informing the British about Austrian strategies. When he is recruited to help, Paolo's life and the lives of his loved ones are put in irrevocable jeopardy. With the erosion of tradition and the collapse of an empire in the background, NOT ALL BASTARDS ARE FROM VIENNA follows Paolo's entry into the cruelty and futility of war, as well as into his burgeoning understanding of mortality's tragic contradictions. Yet he ultimately discovers the crucial value of compassion, friendship, heritage, and patriotism, which bestows courage and dignity to humankind even in the throes of wartime.