Christ Stopped at Eboli (Penguin Modern Classics) is a classic novel by Carlo Levi. The novel was first published in 1945 and is set in the poverty-stricken region of Lucania in southern Italy during the 1930s. The novel tells the story of a doctor who is exiled to the region and his struggles to survive in a land where superstition and poverty reign. It is a powerful story of resilience and hope in the face of extreme adversity. The novel has been adapted into a film and is widely considered to be one of the most important Italian novels of the twentieth century.
Christ Stopped at Eboli (Penguin Modern Classics) is a classic novel by Carlo Levi. The novel was first published in 1945 and is set in the poverty-stricken region of Lucania in southern Italy during the 1930s. The novel tells the story of a doctor who is exiled to the region and his struggles to survive in a land where superstition and poverty reign. It is a powerful story of resilience and hope in the face of extreme adversity. The novel has been adapted into a film and is widely considered to be one of the most important Italian novels of the twentieth century.