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Farina, Salvatore, 1846-1918Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

3.2

Word count: 136K words
Chapters: 14

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Carta bollata by Salvatore FarinaAuthor: Farina, Salvatore, 1846-1918,Language: Italian, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Mar 1, 2006

Editor's review

This work is a novella by the Italian writer Salvatore Farina, set in nineteenth-century Italian society and centered on a civil dispute over stamped paper, using an everyday legal matter to reflect human relations and the absurdities of bureaucracy. Farina's style combines gentle irony with delicate psychological portrayal, and he excels at finding drama in daily trifles; readers can appreciate his observation of contemporary social customs within a light narrative. As an early Project Gutenberg digitization of an Italian public-domain book, this edition is easy to search and cite, and serves as introductory material for understanding civic literature and popular narrative after Italian unification. While reading, note the dialect coloring and social-class differences in characters' dialogue, and how the author uses a small切口 to present the tension between institutions and human feeling.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in Italian literature and nineteenth-century European civic life
Intermediate and advanced language learners of Italian who wish to engage with public-domain originals
University teachers and students studying popular narrative and the history of social customs
General readers who enjoy short satirical fiction and prefer light reading

Not a good fit for

Beginners who need systematic literary-historical introductions or detailed annotations
Readers unfamiliar with Italian and without translation support
Readers expecting tense plots or grand historical narrative

Reading tips

Read through once to grasp the main plot, then revisit key dialogues to appreciate the satirical style and character psychology.
Prepare an Italian dictionary or bilingual reference tool, and mark legal and administrative terms to lower the reading threshold.
Read alongside other short works on civic themes after Italian unification to observe similarities and differences in depictions of social customs.
After reading, try summarizing the dispute in one paragraph to test your grasp of narrative structure and theme.

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Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

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FAQ

What level of Italian is needed to read this book?

The original is nineteenth-century Italian with period features in syntax; intermediate or higher reading ability is recommended, with a dictionary for legal and administrative vocabulary. If the main goal is understanding the story, read a plot summary first, then go into the original.

What is the core thread of the story?

It unfolds around a dispute over stamped paper, presenting the human feeling and absurdity in the workings of institutions through ordinary citizens' dealings with administrative bodies; it is a civic narrative that sees the large through the small.

What are the practical features of this edition?

This edition comes from Project Gutenberg and is a public-domain electronic text, convenient for full-text search, copying and citation, and offline reading, but it usually contains no modern annotations or introduction, so readers need to supplement background material themselves.

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About the author

Farina, Salvatore, 1846-1918 Author

Salvatore Farina (1846–1918) was an Italian writer active in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Public information about him is limited, and details of his life still require further verification. Four of his works are held in this collection, including Carta bollata, Due amori, Fante di picche, and Amore bendato. Their titles suggest that his writing often revolves around emotion, love, and everyday human affairs, with a gentle observation of real life. Farina's style tends toward accessible storytelling, with plain language and attention to character psychology and the unfolding of situations, and he had a certain influence among Italian readers of his time. Given the limited material available, his literary standing and later reception await a fuller account, but the works held here offer valuable textual evidence for understanding this author.