The Moncalvos / Enrico Castelnuovo ; translated from the Italian by Brenda Webster and Gabriella Romani ; introduction by Gabriella Romani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Castelnuovo, Enrico, 1839-1915, author.

Contributor:

Webster, Brenda S., translator.

Romani, Gabriella, translator, writer of introduction.

Standardized Title:

Moncalvo. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Jewish families--Italy--History--19th century--Fiction.

Jewish families.

Brothers--Fiction.

Brothers.

Conversion--Catholic Church.

Judaism.

Social mobility.

History.

Italy.

Social mobility--Fiction.

Judaism--Fiction.

Conversion--Catholic Church--Fiction.

Conversion.

Italy--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Jewish fiction.

Historical fiction.

Physical Description:

xvi, 236 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Antonio, Texas : Wings Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Castelnuovo's most well known novel was The Moncalvos, here translated into English for the first time. It provides a rare portrayal of Jewish middle class life in Italy at the time. Giacomo and Gabriel Moncalvo are the main protagonists of the novel. Two brothers, living in Rome at the end of the nineteenth century, in the midst of Italy's economic and urban development after its political unification, both aspiring to climb the social ladder of the newly formed Italian nation. But while Giacomo, a university professor, remains anchored to the traditions of his Jewish up-bringing, Gabrio, a wealthy businessman, seeks assimilation and encourages his daughter to marry the sickly offspring of an old aristocratic Roman Catholic family--a marriage which will grant the family access to the most exclusive echelon of Roman society but will also entail the conversion of the daughter, Mariannina, and eventually of both her parents"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 At Villa Borghese 2

2 After Dinner 13

3 Two Sleepless People 27

4 A Morning Well Spent 39

5 In the Car 57

6 Between Husband and Wife 75

7 The Princess Olimpia Oroboni 85

8 Don Cesarino 96

9 The Encounters of Brulati the Painter 105

10 The Eminent and Aspiring Professors 117

11 Aunt Clara Also Takes Her Leave 127

12 A Strange Appointment 144

13 The Sphinx 150

14 The Funeral 165

15 The Two Brothers 178

16 Baptism and Marriage 191

17 Sad Convalescence 207

18 Towards Exile 218.

ISBN:

9781609405328

1609405323

OCLC:

960842405

Publisher Number:

99971067464