Project Gutenberg 2006-08-12 Public domain in the USA. 40 Ghislanzoni, Antonio 1824 1893 Ghislanzoni, Giuseppe Antonio Ghislanzoni, A. (Antonio) AbrakadabraL Storia dell'avvenire Reading ease score: 37.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Sormani - Milano) "Abrakadabra: Storia dell'avvenire" by Antonio Ghislanzoni is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story opens in an alpine village, introducing an eccentric and mysterious man known only as the "Signore," who becomes the center of attention among the local residents. As he interacts with various townspeople, the book explores complex themes of politics and social ideas through engaging discussions that reveal the characters' ideological differences. The opening of the novel presents the arrival of the Signore in a small village in 1860, where he quickly earns the respect of the townsfolk due to his wealth and benevolence, as well as his engaging yet enigmatic nature. He hosts political discussions with the village's notable figures—a priest, a mayor, and a pharmacist—who represent different ideological perspectives. These debates, particularly through the voices of the pharmacist and mayor, delve into themes of political revolution, societal norms, and the implications of progress, all while the Signore remains a riveting enigma, often eliciting their curiosity and concern with the cryptic term "Abrakadabra." As the narrative unfurls, it sets the tone for deeper explorations of humanity's trajectory and the philosophies guiding social and political movements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 555468 555227 2024-10-08T11:06:41.279592 2023-09-08T12:04:13.144947 text/html text/html 555461 555220 2024-10-08T11:06:41.602591 2023-09-08T12:04:13.323936 text/html text/html 291142 2024-10-08T11:06:51.963490 application/epub+zip 299634 2024-10-08T11:06:45.301508 application/epub+zip 283791 2024-10-08T11:06:43.893541 application/epub+zip 584535 2024-10-08T11:06:57.134445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 535146 2024-10-08T11:06:51.073494 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488543 2022-09-09T07:15:13.127732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501703 501513 2024-10-08T11:06:40.787563 2023-09-08T12:04:12.791926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 498555 2006-08-12T07:46:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196233 2006-08-12T07:46:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19264 2024-10-08T11:06:57.284441 application/rdf+xml 18164 2024-10-08T11:06:44.476533 image/jpeg 4194 2024-10-08T11:06:44.167521 image/jpeg 290014 2024-10-08T11:06:41.654525 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia