A Dog Killed

JOPPOLO, Beniamino. Un cane ucciso [A Dog Killed]. Milan, Valentino Bompiani, 1949. First edition. 16mo (approximately 17 × 11 cm). Grey-blue publisher's wrappers with illustrated dust jacket from the 'Pegaso Letterario' series (vol. 25). COPY WITH AUTHOR'S AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION on title page: 'To my dear fellow writer Milena / Beniamino Joppolo'. SIAE blind stamp on verso of title page. Short novel by the Sicilian writer (Patti 1906 - Rome 1963), prominent figure of Italian neorealism, dramatist appreciated by Pirandello and painter associated with the Spatialist movement. The work narrates the existential drama of Luca Spinola through a crime that becomes the pretext for an ethical and religious investigation. Copy in good state of preservation, with the autograph inscription significantly enhancing its documentary and collectible value.