Entry 102 · Book chapter 103

September 25 1944

A reunion with an old colleague who has become almost entirely assimilated into Southern Italian life prompts reflection on how deeply the region changes people.

Reflections

How Southern Italy transforms outsiders

Reunited with an old colleague after eighteen months apart, Lewis is struck by how completely Southern Italy has transformed the Englishman — he would now take him for an Italian in a British uniform.

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