And He Did Hide Himself

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Also known as: “And He Hid Himself”, “Ed egli si nascose”

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"And He Did Hide Himself" is the English title of a play dramatized from Ignazio Silone's novel Pane e vino (Bread and Wine). The novel, published in 1937, portrays socialist heroes who aim to aid peasants by sharing their hardships with a Christian spirit. Silone, an Italian novelist and political leader, was known for his powerful anti-Fascist writings. He was involved in socialist and communist movements before being driven into exile by the Fascists. After World War II, he returned to Italy and remained active in politics and writing, focusing on social reform and the needs of southern Italy.1

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Ignazio Silone
…Ed egli si nascose (London, And He Did Hide Himself, New York, And He Hid Himself, both 1946). Silone also wrote a powerful anti-Fascist satire, La scuola dei dittatori (1938; The School for Dictators, 1939).
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…Ed egli si nascose (London, And He Did Hide Himself, New York, And He Hid Himself, both 1946). Silone also wrote a powerful anti-Fascist satire, La scuola dei dittatori (1938; The School for Dictators, 1939).
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