Project Gutenberg 2015-04-24 Public domain in the USA. 124 Albertazzi, Adolfo 1865 1924 Albertazzi Novelle umoristiche Il suicidio del maestro Bonarca -- La giocatrice -- Doni nuziali -- Dall'Eldorado -- Il cappello del marito -- Efficacia d'una giarrettiera -- La fortuna di un uomo -- Una “scampanata„ -- Il polso -- Come finì la Modestia -- L'entusiasta punito -- L'agnello -- Il falcone -- In Arcadia. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Novelle umoristiche" by Adolfo Albertazzi is a collection of humorous short stories written in the early 20th century." The stories explore various themes and characters, often weaving in elements of social commentary and satire. The opening portion introduces readers to Maestro Bonarca, a musician embroiled in struggles with ambition, artistic integrity, and societal pressures, setting the stage for comic yet poignant explorations of human folly and aspiration. "At the start of the collection, the story “Il suicidio del maestro Bonarca” depicts the titular character as he grapples with the failure of his opera and the ensuing despair over his debts." Bonarca, once a figure of authority and respect in his community, finds himself on the brink of suicide due to the collapse of his dreams. However, as he prepares to end his life, he reflects on his choices and considers waiting to see how the public and press would respond to his death. The comedic irony heightens as he becomes increasingly conflicted about his fate and ultimately experiences an unexpected turn of events in his near-fatal moment, setting a tone that blends dark humor with satirical reflection on the nature of recognition and success in the arts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 459937 459938 2024-09-20T10:43:31.178848 2023-09-21T07:23:24.241498 text/html text/html 459883 2015-04-24T11:23:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 245502 2015-04-24T11:23:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 280650 2024-09-20T10:43:39.317797 application/epub+zip 279477 2024-09-20T10:43:32.531820 application/epub+zip 235155 2024-09-20T10:43:31.862851 application/epub+zip 408404 2024-09-20T10:43:44.558774 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 377880 2024-09-20T10:43:38.568779 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333700 2022-09-22T06:52:22.786644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408791 408585 2024-09-20T10:43:29.741846 2023-09-21T07:23:22.736467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 408737 2015-04-24T11:23:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 161763 2015-04-24T11:23:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19183 2024-09-20T10:43:44.697759 application/rdf+xml 18143 2024-09-20T10:43:31.969865 image/jpeg 2441 2024-09-20T10:43:31.917826 image/jpeg 246545 2024-09-20T10:43:31.223843 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 it.wikipedia