Project Gutenberg 2009-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 182 Marinetti, F. T. 1876 1944 Marinetti, Filippo Tommaso L'alcòva d'acciaio: Romanzo vissuto Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27alcova_d%27acciaio Produced by Carlo Traverso, Emanuela Piasentini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "L'alcòva d'acciaio: Romanzo vissuto" by F.T. Marinetti is a novel written in the early 20th century. The narrative is set against the backdrop of World War I, focusing on the experiences of Italian soldiers. It vividly explores themes of camaraderie, the absurdity of war, and the complexities of love and desire in times of conflict, primarily through the lens of the protagonist, a lieutenant who engages with his fellow officers and contemplates the realities of their situation. The opening of the novel introduces us to a lively dinner scene among bombardier officers in the Val d'Astico, where laughter and camaraderie mask the gravity of their impending military challenges. Amidst playful chaos, where one officer humorously commands seating changes, we see glimpses of individual characters like the gregarious Colonel Squilloni and the whimsical Captain Melodia. Their banter reveals a blend of bravado and vulnerability as they confront both the joy of living and the specter of war that looms over them. As the characters share stories and reflect on their pasts, the juxtaposition of lightheartedness and the underlying seriousness of their situation sets the stage for the exploration of nostalgia, love, and the human condition against the violent backdrop of war. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 49.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Category: Historical Novels Category: Novels 597012 2025-08-12T05:24:23.015917 text/html 610927 2009-06-04T08:02:18 text/html 330552 2025-08-12T05:24:34.375858 application/epub+zip 335965 2025-08-12T05:24:26.979915 application/epub+zip 318531 2025-08-12T05:24:25.397905 application/epub+zip 622836 2025-08-12T05:24:39.707849 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572954 2025-08-12T05:24:33.084893 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 500419 2022-09-13T12:46:01.934691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 534375 2025-08-12T05:24:21.675927 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 531497 2009-06-04T08:02:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19048 2025-08-12T05:24:39.846814 application/rdf+xml 17480 2025-08-12T05:24:25.926902 image/jpeg 3803 2025-08-12T05:24:25.660875 image/jpeg 213368 2009-06-04T08:02:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 235237 2009-06-04T08:02:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 314122 2025-08-12T05:24:23.069893 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