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  • Bibliography:
    13 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    June 1951
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Full Series List in Order

Don Camillo

1 - Little World of Don Camillo (Jun-1951)
2 - Don Camillo and His Flock (Jun-1952)
3 - Don Camillo and Peppone (Mar-2016)
4 - Comrade Don Camillo (Jun-1964)
5 - Don Camillo and Company (Jun-2018)
6 - Don Camillo's Dilemma (May-2019)
7 - Don Camillo Takes the Devil By the Tail (Mar-2000)
8 - Don Camillo and Don Chichi (Jul-2021)
9 - Merry Christmas Don Camillo (Nov-2022)
10 - Don Camillo of la Bassa (Sep-2023)

Book List in Order: 13 titles



  • Reading The Little World of Don Camillo is to travel to the Valley of the River Po, Italy's widest and most fertile plain, with its unique atmosphere, culture and history. And to do so in the incomparable company of a cast of characters who testify t...



  • Set against the post-war backdrop of a rural village in the Emilia-Romagna, this is the second in a new series of hilarious and incisive Don Camillo anthologies, which offer 215 stories translated into English for the very first time.As ever, the tow...



  • Number 4 in the Don Camillo series, beloved by 23 million readers.When Peppone loses out to Don Camillo on a matter of conscience he must accept the battling priest's presence among a group of communist activists on a trip he is organising to Mother ...





  • 'These haunting stories about this haunting place... Somehow Guareschi made people laugh at their own predicament at a time when humour was sorely needed.' BBC Radio FourAs everyone knows, taking a serpent by the tail is not a good idea. But in the L...




  • Collected vignettes featuring a stylized version of the Don Camillo author's family and painting a humorous picture of middle-class life in post-War Italy. The stories, translated by Frances Frenaye, originally appeared in Italian periodicals....



  • The Don Camillo Series, beloved by 23 million readers worldwideMore timeless, bittersweet stories of life in Italy’s Lower Plain, most of which appear in English for the first time. They begin, as the last collection ended, with Don Camillo in exil...



  • This is the first wholly new collection of Don Camillo stories to be translated into English for over forty years - novel enchantments for those who already know the hot-headed village priest and his adversary Peppone, the communist mayor, and a very...






  • Reading these stories about the little world between the Great River and the Mountains, is to travel to the Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy in the incomparable company of a cast of characters who testify to the exquisite humour and humanity of their...





  • No. 10 in the Don Camillo SeriesLa Bassa is the home of Don Camillo and Peppone, the lowland plain on the banks of Italy's Po River where their goings-on are set. Their creator was born there and returned to live in 1952. The following years were amo...


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Giovanni Guareschi has published 13 books.

Giovanni Guareschi does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Don Camillo of la Bassa, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Giovanni Guareschi, Little World of Don Camillo, was published in June 1951.

Yes. Giovanni Guareschi has 1 series.