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Name: Agostino
Rating: 2.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Alberto Moravia

Agostino, a thirteen‑year‑old boy, spends a summer at a Tuscan seaside resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she seeks companionship with a new, confident partner, Agostino feels ignored and unloved. To cope, he associates with a group of local young toughs. He is drawn to their rough games, yet is repelled by their squalor and brutality, and repeatedly humiliated for his lack of experience with women and sex. He wrestles with conflicting feelings of curiosity and guilt as he attempts to maintain a sense of masculinity while confronting the painful reality of his situation.

First publish date: 1944

Genre: Coming of Age/Teen Coming of Age

Authors: Alberto Moravia

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