![]() SITE CONTENTS 1) Welcome! 2) Some General Introductory Stuff 3) The Don Camillo Books -- Introduction -- "The Little World of Don Camillo" -- "Don Camillo and His Flock" -- "Don Camillo's Dilemma" -- "Don Camillo Takes the Devil By the Tail" -- "Comrade Don Camillo" -- "Don Camillo Meets the Flower Children" -- Don Camillo Omnibus -- The Stories' Appeal -- The Characters -- Important Themes -- Favorite Quotes -- What the Critics Said 4) Author Giovanni Guareschi 5) Other Works by Guareschi 6) Guareschi's Translators 7a) The Fernandel- Cervi Films 7b) Other Film, TV, and Radio 8) Finding Copies of the Books & Films 9) Visiting the Little World Today 10) Latest News From the Little World 11) Guareschi Links Online 12) The Don Camillo E-mail List 13) The Little World Wide Web Ring 14) Some Don Camillo Downloads 15) Contact Me / Sign My Guestbook |
Over the years (esp. the early years of their popularity), the Don Camillo books were re-released in various omnibus editions (two or more of the titles under one cover). The only one I own, and can therefore tell you a little bit about, is a special one that came out in 1980, comprising the first five of the six books (i.e., all but Don Camillo Meets the Flower Children). It was issued by the British publisher, Gollancz, as a kind of companion to a then-upcoming Don Camillo TV series by the BBC--in fact, the book's dust jacket features photos of the two lead actors (Mario Adorf and Brian Blessed) in the roles of Don Camillo and Peppone (respectively). THE WORLD OF DON CAMILLO. LONDON: Victor Gollancz, Ltd; 1980. Exceptions, and other things you won't find in this volume:
My copy, though it has British publication information, is marked "Printed in the United States of America," and I ordered it in 1984 from a US catalog featuring some Gollancz titles. ISBN 0 575 02933.
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