Giovanni Guareschi’s stories of the fiery priest Don Camillo have delighted British and American readers since they were first translated from Italian into English and published in an anthology in the 1950s. Subsequent editions have followed until the present day. However, in 1999, the author’s son discovered that 19 stories from the Italian edition of the first book to have been translated were omitted from the English language edition. A new compilation, Don Camillo and his Flock,
15 October 2015, The Tablet
Don Camillo rides again
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