Background
Giovannino Guareschi was born on May 1, 1908 in Fontanelle, Lazio, Italy.
Giovannino Guareschi was born on May 1, 1908 in Fontanelle, Lazio, Italy.
In 1926 his family went bankrupt, and he could not continue his studies at the University of Parma.
He worked at various minor jobs.In 1943 he was drafted into the army, which apparently helped him to avoid trouble with the fascist authorities. He ended up as an artillery officer.In 1957 he retired from the post of editor of Candido but remained a contributor.
La Scoperta di Milano
Il Destino si Chiama Clotilde
Il Marito in Collegio
La Favola di Natale
Italia Provvisoria
Little World of Don Camillo
Diario Clandestino
Don Camillo and the Prodigal Son
Don Camillo and his flock
Don Camillo and the Devil
House that Nino Built
My Secret Diary
Comrade Don Camillo
My Home, Sweet Home
After Italy became a republic, he began to support Democrazia Cristiana. He criticized and satirized the Communists in his magazine, famously drawing a Communist as a man with an extra nostril. When the Communists were soundly defeated in the 1948 Italian elections, Guareschi did not put his pen down but criticized Democrazia Cristiana as well.