
E. A. Butti.
L’Immorale.
L’Immorale. - Opere di E. A. BUTTI.
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A young protagonist is thrust into a world where personal ambition collides with a stark sense of duty. The opening sets a contemplative tone, inviting listeners to watch a subtle struggle between desire and conscience unfold in an urban setting that feels both familiar and suffocating. As the character navigates relationships and opportunities, the narrative probes whether true morality can survive amid the seductive promises of success.
The story is framed by an explicit moral experiment: actions are met with clear, almost inevitable consequences, a device the author uses to test the limits of ethical storytelling. Early scenes reveal the protagonist’s inner conflict, hinting at choices that will shape reputation and fate. This measured, reflective approach offers a glimpse into the tension between modern ideas of personal freedom and the timeless demand for accountability. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a quietly powerful examination of what it means to act rightly when each decision carries visible weight.
Language
it
Duration
~1 hours (112K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Emanuela Piasentini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Release date
May 29, 2009
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1868–1912
A thoughtful Italian novelist and playwright from turn-of-the-century Milan, he brought the era’s biggest moral and social questions onto the stage. His work often wrestles with modernity, idealism, and the uneasy gap between dreams and reality.
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