Arturo's Island

<p>In this little-known classic of Italian literature young Arturo grows up in near-isolation on the island of Procida in the Bay of Naples. His mother died in childbirth and his wayward father who left him as a child in the care of a servant on the island returns only sporadically. Cut off from the island community Arturo exists almost entirely in solitude: he roams the island with his beloved dog sails in his boat and reads tales of virtuous heroes and adventurers whom he imagines resemble his father.<br><br>The boy's world is upended when his father arrives from Naples with his new wife Nunziata who at sixteen is only a few years older than Arturo. Their presence shatters his childhood idyll awakening passionate feelings and drawing the family towards painful conflict. <i>Arturo's Island</i> is a moving and dramatic portrayal of the loss of childhood idealism and the inescapable force of desire.</p>