marcin
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casual and haphazard spirit with which
D’Annunzio had organized the Vittoriale’s
rooms. He was still active in evening
performances and the well-to-do Roman
world welcomed him and invited him. But
his literary friendships were few (not
counting the affectionate period spent with
the author of La figlia di Jorio [Jorio’s
Daughter]; he saw Civinini, Bontempelli and
D’Ambra and went around the cafés and the
taverns dressed in eccentric garb.
During the Fascist years he wrote texts
for Petrolini and for Fregoli, Mondadori
published one of his books, the regime did
not react to his quips, which were blunted
spears and could even be useful in giving the
sensation that there was full freedom of
expression and the possibility of protest.
Late in life his economic conditions were
very modest, and in addition he was struck
