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contemporary Italian literature. Film Adaptation The 2012 film adaptation directed by Ammaniti brought the novella to a wider audience. The movie received positive reviews for its faithful storytelling, co

self-interest, Nicia’s obsession with heirs and status blinds him to the machinations around him. **Ligurio:** The crafty friar who manipulates religious authority to serve secular ends, illustrating Machiavelli’s skeptical