Fante di picche by Salvatore Farina

"Fante di picche" by Salvatore Farina is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young man named Donato, who, despite his promising skills and a loving family, finds himself entangled in a web of despair due to his gambling addiction. The opening sets the stage for themes of regret, familial devotion, and the consequences of poor choices. At the start of "Fante di picche," we are introduced to Donato, a 22-year-old who exhibits charm and talent but is also plagued by internal struggles. He dreads his upcoming exams at a technical school and hides deeper anxieties about his academic performance and future. During a visit to his family, both his father and younger sister sense his unease, as Donato masks his true feelings while contemplating the toll of his recent gambling losses. The narrative captures the warmth of Donato's familial relationships juxtaposed with his feelings of shame and fear as he faces the repercussions of his decisions, foreshadowing a tumultuous journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Download for free

For your e-reader or reading app — Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Calibre etc.

Other formats & older devices

About this eBook

Author Farina, Salvatore, 1846-1918
Title Fante di picche
Credits Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Italian
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Fiction
Subject Short stories
Category Text
eBook-No. 19884
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 225 downloads in the last 30 days.

Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!