chronicle of a dream-like voyage. Themes revolving around social injustice, which will be central in Vittorini's future work, are already present. The protagonist and author share many of the same experiences - growing up in a railway family, travelling widely by rail around Sicily and Italy, working in northern Italy as a typesetter, and illness. Adaptation The novel serves as the basis for Jean-Marie Straub and Danièle Huillet's film Sicilia!. Footnotes Conversations in Sicily, Elio Vittorini, translated by Alane Salierno Mason 1938 novels 20th-century Italian novels Novels set in Sicily Novels first published in serial form Canongate Books books