Naples, 1946. I-Italian Communist Party iyakwazi ukudlulisa izingane eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi ayisikhombisa ukuze zihlale okwesikhashana nemindeni yasenyakatho futhi zithole impilo ehlukile kude nosizi oluyizungezile. U-Amerigo omncane uphoqeleka ukuba ashiye indawo yangakubo futhi agibele isitimela nezinye izingane ezivela eningizimu.
Ngokugqolozela okuqinile komfana wasemgwaqweni, u-Amerigo usifaka e-Italy ekhangayo evuka futhi ngesikhathi sangemva kwempi futhi isiphathise i-akhawunti eshukumisayo yokwehlukana, yobuhlungu obuphawula umlilo, kuyilapho isiphoqa ukuba sicabange. , ubumnandi nobungcweti, ezinqumweni ezigcina zisenza lokho esiyikho.
U-Viola Ardone ubhale enye yamanoveli avelele kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva nje: uyengele amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabafundi nabagxeki, ekhangwe indaba engavamile, eyiqiniso neyomhlaba wonke ekhumbuza lawo amagama amakhulu afana no-Elsa Morante noma u-Elena Ferrante. Ngokukhuthazwa izehlakalo zangempela, amandla ale nethiwekhi yobumbano ezikhathini ezinzima kwenze le noveli iphinde ibe isenzakalo samazwe ngamazwe emazweni angamashumi amabili nanhlanu.
Manje usungathenga inoveli ethi "Isitimela Sezingane", kaViola Ardone: