| Sumario: | The writer considers why the literary work of Italian novelist Ignazio Silone has been treated with disdain, incomprehension, or indifference. He notes that Silone, a founding member of the Italian Communist Party in 1921, and later a staunch critic of fascism, became branded as much a political figure as a literary figure because of his involvement with and apostasy from various revolutionary organizations. He explains the hatred that Silone provokes in extremist political circles in Italy, and why apart from a cluster of liberals and democratic socialists, the reaction to his work was not favorable. Details of Silone's life and work are provided.
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