- Private Angelo
Infobox Book
name = Private Angelo
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translator =
image_caption = Front cover of novel
author =Eric Linklater
illustrator =
cover_artist = T. M. Jaques (artist), Linda Wade (design)
country =Scotland
language = English
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subject =
genre =satire ,war
publisher = Jonathan Cape Ltd
pub_date = 1946
english_pub_date =1946
media_type =paperback
pages = 272
isbn = ISBN 0-907675-61-1
oclc = 13668586
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followed_by =Private Angelo was written by Scottish author
Eric Linklater and first published in 1946. It had subsequently been made into a 1949 film of the same name, produced by and starringPeter Ustinov as well as adapted for the stage by Mike Maran Productions.The novel covers the (mis)adventures of an Italian soldier during
World War II . The offspring of an English father and an Italian mother, the eponymous main character of the novel found himself unwillingly drafted into the Italian army, with Count Pontefiore, Commanding Officer of the 914th Regiment of Tuscan Infantry, as his colonel. Not only was the Count Angelo's patron, but he was also a former lover of Angelo's mother.The novel opened with the Italian armistice of 1943, and traced the fortunes of Angelo as he sought to survive and regain a measure of control over his life during the turmoils of the war.
Though distinctly lacking in "dono di corragio" (gift of courage), an annoying but life-saving characteristic, Angelo strove to main his cheerfulness and beautiful voice in chaotic circumstances beyond his control.
External References
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_199912/ai_n8877655/print Spectator, The: War but not quite Waugh] (Copyright Spectator Dec 18-Dec 25, 1999)
* [http://mikemaran.com/angelo.html Mike Maran Productions - Private Angelo] (a stage adaptation)
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