Don Giovanni in Sicilia (novel)

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

Don Giovanni in Sicilia
Cover of Don Giovanni in Sicilia
AuthorVitaliano Brancati
LanguageItalian
GenreFiction narrative
Published1941
Publication placeItaly
Media typePrint
ISBN9788806188672
OCLC917487376

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.

References

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  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.
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