Project Gutenberg 2015-06-28 Public domain in the USA. 72 Panzini, Alfredo 1863 1939 La lanterna di Diogene 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) "La lanterna di Diogene" by Alfredo Panzini is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows an unnamed protagonist as he embarks on a journey from Milan to a seaside cottage, reflecting on life, literature, and society along the way. Through his travels, he expresses contemplative thoughts about the burdens of societal expectations and the allure of freedom, all while drawing on rich imagery and philosophical musings. The opening portion of the novel introduces the main character as he sets off on his bicycle from Milan on a hot July afternoon, excited about his trip to a fishing village near the Adriatic. As he rides, he wrestles with feelings of fatigue related to the formalities of life, contrasting his current joyful anticipation with the weight of societal conventions that weigh him down. He reflects on his past experiences, literary inspirations, and a yearning for simplicity. His encounters along the way, including a chance meeting with a colleague and observations of the countryside, further highlight his internal struggles between the realities of existence and the ideals of freedom he seeks. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 386386 386389 2024-09-20T13:39:42.819964 2023-09-21T10:03:30.184011 text/html text/html 384249 2015-06-28T13:59:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 217200 2015-06-28T13:59:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 258260 2024-09-20T13:39:49.628812 application/epub+zip 254838 2024-09-20T13:39:43.988865 application/epub+zip 240372 2024-09-20T13:39:43.408883 application/epub+zip 352860 2024-09-20T13:39:53.856800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323877 2024-09-20T13:39:49.056801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310570 2022-09-22T10:48:28.383267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345454 345249 2024-09-20T13:39:41.705885 2023-09-21T10:03:29.187048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 345301 2015-06-28T13:59:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 138978 2015-06-28T13:59:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18271 2024-09-20T13:39:53.989781 application/rdf+xml 14952 2024-09-20T13:39:43.495844 image/jpeg 2434 2024-09-20T13:39:43.451829 image/jpeg 218553 2024-09-20T13:39:42.859862 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