Down in the Valley - Paolo Cognetti Translators: David DeGusta and Mesfin

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Down in the Valley - Paolo Cognetti Translators: David DeGusta and MesfinAlfredo and Luigi grew up in Valsesia, in northern Italy. Their father planted trees for them when they were born: for Luigi, a larch, which looks towards the sun and waves in the wind; for Alfredo, a fir, which flourishes only in the shade. Since their father's untimely death, all the two brothers have in common is their heavy drinking and the old family home, high up on the mountain. Luigi would like to buy Alfredo out, move from down in the valley