For a Handful of Books

Season 17 Episode 7: The Capuchin Crypt (by Joseph Roth)

The episode of "Per un pugno di libri" focuses on the end of a world, the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This is in fact the theme of "La cripta dei Cappuccini", the novel by Joseph Roth. For the book's protagonist - and perhaps also for its author - the end of a world was also the end of the world. For the competing classes, it is an opportunity to read and engage with a masterpiece of twentieth-century literature. The 5th D of the Albert Einstein scientific high school in Milan and the 5th C of the Ruggero Settimo linguistic high school in Caltanissetta are competing in the episode. Leading the game, as always, is Geppi Cucciari with Professor Piero Dorfles.

Genre:

Talk

Seasons:

23

Episodes:

453

Cast:

Piero D'Orfles, Geppi Cucciari

Quality:

HD

Duration:

56 min

First Air:

1998

Rating:

9.0