Ernesto (novel)
| Author | Umberto Saba |
|---|---|
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Einaudi |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Media type | Hardback and paperback |
| Pages | 162 pp (hardback edition) |
Ernesto is an unfinished novel by Umberto Saba, written in 1953 but not published until 1975, long after the author’s death.
Plot summary
Ernesto, a 16-year-old boy living in Trieste in 1898, has an affair with a 28-year-old worker simply called "the man". Ernesto subsequently has sex with the man frequently, but after an enjoyable experience with a female prostitute, he stops seeing him. He concentrates on studying the violin, and during a concert, Ernesto (now seventeen) meets a beautiful 15-year-old boy, also a violin player. He is called Emilio, nicknamed "Ilio".
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