Che Ti Dice La Patria?

"Che ti dice la Patria?"
"Che ti dice la Patria?"
Short story by Ernest Hemingway
Original title	Che ti dice la Patria?
Translator	What does the father-land tell you?
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	short story
Publication
Published in	Men Without Women
Publication type	short story collection
Publication date	1927

"Che ti dice la Patria?" is a short story by American author Ernest Hemingway set in Italy. The Italian title may be translated as "What does the homeland tell you?"

Publication

This story was first published in The New Republic (May 18, 1927), under the title "Italy – 1927 ". Under the new title the story was included, later that year, in the collection Men Without Women.^[1]

Plot summary

The story is about a journey through Spezia and Genoa, two years after Benito Mussolini became dictator of Italy. The story records a journey marked by "ten days of disappointing weather, unpleasant interactions with the locals, and bad food".^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Sanderson, Rena (2005). "Introduction". In Sanderson, Rena (ed.). Hemingway's Italy : new perspectives (Hardcover) (1st ed.). Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780807131138.