02325cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000340011324500220014726400510016930000470022033600260026733700260029333800360031950000310035550802200038652013210060653400450192765300200197285600430199248398UtSlPG20260610134119.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7ait2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aCorradini, Enrico,d1868-193113aLa Patria lontana 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-03-02  aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara
Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"La Patria lontana" by Enrico Corradini is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers on themes of nationalism, identity, and the immigrant experience, particularly showcasing the lives of Italian emigrants as they adapt to and reconcile their identities in South America. The characters include Piero Buondelmonti, a politically motivated writer, and Jacopo Axerio, a professor, who engage in debates about patriotism and the challenges faced by those who have left their homeland.  The opening of the novel introduces us to a lively discussion among several Italian expatriates aboard the ship "Atlantide." The conversation explores the tension between personal feeling of Italian identity and the economic realities of emigration, sparked by the interaction between Buondelmonti and the professor Axerio. Their disagreements lead to broader reflections on nationalism and the changing dynamics of identity in a globalized world. As they navigate their transatlantic journey, various tensions—cultural, ideological, and interpersonal—begin to unfold, setting the stage for the complexities of their experiences in Brazil. The opening effectively establishes a backdrop of intellectual discourse amid the chaotic human experience of migration. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aItalian fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48398