The Seed Beneath The Snow

Ignazio Silone has now published five books in English. He is an Italian and writes of peasant Italy under fascism. His latest book is "The Seed Beneath the Snow," but unquestionably his best book was "Fontamara." In his new book he writes of the would be white collar Class and the petty bureaucrats, of the significance of the "party" in Italy. The petty party official or member is on the way to riches and success by bribery and corruption and any other way. A few liberal minded intellectuals still exist in this void, and a very few who are active and semi-active against the tyranny that dally grows more oppressive. The war with Abyssinia is on, but more dominating in the book is the soulless selfish grasping of the powerful and would be powerful. If you read Silone and like him, read this, his newest book. If you haven't read any of his yet, I advise you to go back and read Fontamara."