Summary of Family Chronicle
In his autobiographical novel “Family Chronicle”, Vasco Pratolini recounts his youth in Florence, focusing on his relationship with his younger brother Ferruccio. After the sudden death of their mother, Ferruccio is taken away and raised by the butler of a wealthy English family, while Vasco himself grows up with relatives in more modest circumstances. As the brothers grow older, they lose contact, but they later reconnect and gradually develop a close and loving relationship.
Reasons to read Family Chronicle
“Family Chronicle” (also published as “Two Brothers”) is a short but deeply moving story about the bond between two brothers and the affection that grows between them, despite their different upbringings. Vasco Pratolini was a celebrated Italian novelist and screenwriter. Among his most notable works are “Family Chronicle”, “Metello”, and “A Tale of Poor Lovers”.
Original title: Cronaca familiare
Year of publication: 1947
Nr of pages: 136
