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Chargement... Private Angelo (original 1946; édition 1958)par Eric Linklater
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Angelo, a private in Mussolini's 'ever-glorious' Italian army, may possess the virtues of love and an engaging innocence but he lacks the gift of courage. However, due to circumstances beyond his control, he ends up fighting not only for Italy but also for the British and German armies. With his patron the Count, the beautiful Lucrezia, the charming Annunziata, and the delightful Major Telfer, Angelo's fellow characters are drawn with humour, insight and sympathy, making the book a wittily satirical comment on the grossness and waste of war. Eric Linklater, who served with the Black Watch in Italy in World War II, is one of Scotland's most distinguished writers. In Private Angelo he has written a book which demonstrates that honour is not solely the preserve of the brave. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Private Angelo is repeatedly described as and self-acclaimed a soldier without courage, lacking il dono di coraggio. His claim is accepted as factual, and without any shame, throughout the novel. Angelo's fear makes most of his actions capricious, often resulting in unexpected outcomes. Thus, quite without volition, Angelo switches sides, ending up fighting for the Italians, the germans and the British in quick succession. His position changes from common soldier, to tutor of a high-ranking Nazi officer, from a POW "slave" labourer to a hero.
Not just private Angelo's fate responds to such a capricious pattern. Throughout the novel, Angelo is committed to the nobleman Count of Pontefiore, who plays a very dubious role, despite of which he gets into real trouble.
Private Angelo is a comic novel, and mostly lacks a coherent plot. The novel operates like an opera buffo. The Italian characters all take their fate with a great deal of resignation. The Nazis are portrayed as dead serious till the very end, while the British come away as largely lucky. For the Italians, there is no question about ideology or courage. They are just plain practical: survival, no matter how. ( )