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Enough of Dreams
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General FictionHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025632438
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 300
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Enough of Dreams is a powerful and evocative novel that explores the harsh realities of rural life in early 20th-century Calabria. The narrative captures the profound struggles of a peasant community caught between ancestral traditions and the desperate hope offered by emigration to the Americas. The story focuses on the inhabitants of a small village who endure extreme poverty, social injustice, and the relentless demands of a difficult landscape.
As the men of the village depart for the United States in search of a better future, the work delves into the emotional and social consequences of their absence on the families left behind. Francesco Perri masterfully depicts the tension between the dream of wealth in a foreign land and the somber reality of the immigrant experience, alongside the gradual decay of traditional Italian rural society. With its vivid descriptions and deep psychological insight, Enough of Dreams serves as a landmark of social realism, offering a poignant look at the human cost of displacement and the enduring strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. This work remains a significant literary contribution to the understanding of the Italian diaspora and the historical struggles of the Mezzogiorno.
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