Project Gutenberg 2006-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 98 Farina, Salvatore 1846 1918 Fante di picche Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "Fante di picche" by Salvatore Farina is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around a young man named Donato, who, despite his promising skills and a loving family, finds himself entangled in a web of despair due to his gambling addiction. The opening sets the stage for themes of regret, familial devotion, and the consequences of poor choices. At the start of "Fante di picche," we are introduced to Donato, a 22-year-old who exhibits charm and talent but is also plagued by internal struggles. He dreads his upcoming exams at a technical school and hides deeper anxieties about his academic performance and future. During a visit to his family, both his father and younger sister sense his unease, as Donato masks his true feelings while contemplating the toll of his recent gambling losses. The narrative captures the warmth of Donato's familial relationships juxtaposed with his feelings of shame and fear as he faces the repercussions of his decisions, foreshadowing a tumultuous journey ahead. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Fiction Short stories PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Novels 205072 2025-08-08T11:04:40.030306 text/html 204893 2025-01-08T11:47:57.599244 text/html 138732 2025-08-08T11:04:45.122288 application/epub+zip 140972 2025-08-08T11:04:41.890327 application/epub+zip 140972 2025-08-08T11:04:40.611340 application/epub+zip 271842 2025-08-08T11:04:47.492300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257287 2025-08-08T11:04:44.490288 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231524 2022-09-09T11:43:12.804490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 178987 2025-08-08T11:04:39.749325 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 177590 2006-11-21T04:37:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17488 2025-08-08T11:04:47.617267 application/rdf+xml 12811 2025-08-08T11:04:41.339291 image/jpeg 3398 2025-08-08T11:04:41.095359 image/jpeg 68794 2006-11-21T04:37:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 136611 2025-08-08T11:04:40.047312 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia