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Part 1, Chapter 1 – Risotto and truffles

So begins Piccolo mondo antico by Antonio #Fogazzaro

The Lugano lake with mountains on the left and yellow flowers in the foreground

A battered orange paperback and a cup of coffee

Visiting the villa #Fogazzaro on the #Luganolake last January made me want to read Fogazzaro’s classic Piccolo mondo antico, which is set there – I didn’t expect the humor, the satirical tone 📚