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The English-language versions of the Don Camillo books are out-of-print, but that doesn't mean you can't lay your hands on copies, provided you're willing to have "previously read" ones. The best way to find them is to use an online secondhand book service, such as one of the following:
OR you can always try ... a big online book retailer, the two best-known of which both also claim to have secondhand book locator services. Here are the links, and my comments:
_______ And something else-- If you teach or lead a study group which is reading The Little World of Don Camillo, you might want to try to track down a company called "Teacher's Silent Helper," which used to (in 1998, at least) sell a Study Guide for the book (I bought mine from the organization's now-defunct website). The product is rather home-made looking (i.e., typewriter-and-Xerox-machine-produced), but it's essentially a "Cliff's Notes," with tests and quizzes included. While I can't say I learned anything new from it, I still enjoyed leafing through it (there are some fun typos, and the whole thing is rather "vintage"). It discusses the typical areas of emphasis of a "high school English class" -level analysis: plot, characters, themes, use of language (metaphor, etc.), and historical background. As I said, the website seems to have disappeared, but I'll give you the company's last known (by me) snail mail address: Teacher's Silent Helper If the company is still in business, expect to pay about $25.00 for the Guide. And I think another $10 buys you even more duplicatable material for your class.
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