Gli Idioti = The Idiots: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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Gli Idioti = The Idiots is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Conrad, Joseph (1857–1924). The listed translation credits are Campioni, Hilda.
Catalogue synopsis
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"Gli Idioti = The Idiots" by Joseph Conrad is a short story first published in 1896. Set in rural Brittany, it follows a farming couple whose children are born with intellectual disabilities. As the strain of their circumstances intensifies, Jean-Pierre and Susan Bacadou face mounting desperation about their family's future and the farm's succession. The story builds toward a violent climax involving murder and suicide, all framed by the narrator's encounter with "the idiots" on a country road. Conrad's first published story explores themes of isolation and human desperation.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Gli Idioti = The Idiots
- Author credits: Conrad, Joseph (1857–1924)
- Catalogue language: English, it
- Translator credits: Campioni, Hilda
Catalogue subjects
- Brittany (France) -- Fiction
- Children with mental disabilities -- Fiction
- English fiction -- 19th century
- English fiction -- Translations into Italian
- Families -- Fiction
- Farmers -- Fiction
- Husband and wife -- Fiction
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- Category: Novels
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