Don Giovanni in Sicilia (novel)

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Don Giovanni in Sicilia
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Author Vitaliano Brancati
LanguageItalian
GenreFiction narrative
Published1941
Publication place Italy
Media typePrint
ISBN 9788806188672
OCLC 917487376

Don Giovanni in Sicilia is a novel by Vitaliano Brancati, published in 1941. [1]

The main character of the novel, Giovanni Percolla, is used to depict the scenario of male sexual conceit (in Italian: gallismo) characterising Sicily in the late 1930s. [2] [3]

In 1967, director Alberto Lattuada adapted the novel into a film of the same name.

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References

  1. Marrone, Gaetana (2006). Encyclopedia of Italian Literary Studies: A-J, Volume 1. Taylor & Francis. p. 310. ISBN   1579583903.
  2. Lo Presti, Luana (18 September 2014). ""Don Giovanni in Sicilia" di Vitaliano Brancati, l'analisi di uno stereotipo presente nella nostra società". Liberiamo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  3. "Vitaliano Brancati: Don Giovanni in Sicilia. Lettura d'autore". Raiscuola.Rai.it (in Italian). RAI. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.