

Eligio and the Days of the Wheel
Coming of age
Love in its many forms – brotherly, passionate, sacred, universal.
Events take place over a period of about 100 years, around the establishment of the Hospice of Mercy, a historic building in Venice which, in the XVIII century, gave shelter to orphans and children who were abandoned in the ‘wheel’ or revolving door. Here, little Rosapineta gets to know and falls in love with Eligio, who was left by his mother shortly after his birth. A chorale story in keeping with a literary tradition which boasts, amongst its most outstanding representatives, “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens.
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A historical reconstruction of Venice through the memories and feelings of the characters.
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Italian Andersen 2009.
- An intense and moving novel that weaves together lives, emotions, and hopes in a richly atmospheric Venice.
Publisher:
Giunti
Target:
12+
Year:
2019
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