''The Exile of Capri'' is a 1959 novel by French writer

Roger Peyrefitte Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

, based on the lives of

Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen Baron Jacques d'Adelswärd-Fersen (20 February 1880 – 5 November 1923) was a French novelist and poet. His life forms the basis of a fictionalised 1959 novel by Roger Peyrefitte entitled '' The Exile of Capri'' ''(L'exilé de Capri)''. In 190 ...

and

Nino Cesarini Antonio Cesarini (30 September 1889 – 25 October 1943), better known by the diminutive name Nino, was a model for several artists, such as the photographer Wilhelm von Plüschow, painters Paul Hoecker and Umberto Brunelleschi and sculptor Fran ...

Plot Summary

The book starts with a handsome Frenchman in his early 30s meeting a beautiful young seventeen-year-old French boy on the crest of

Vesuvius Mount Vesuvius ( ; it, Vesuvio ; nap, 'O Vesuvio , also or ; la, Vesuvius , also , or ) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples The Gulf of Naples (), also called the Bay of Naples, is a roughly 15-kilometer-wide (9 ...

in 1897. They befriend at first sight, and each starts to suspect that they have something more in common than a love for climbing mountains.

Bibliography

* "L'exilé De Capri". Roger Peyrefitte. Flammarion. . 1959 * "The Exile of Capri". Roger Peyrefitte. Translation: Edward Hyams. Secker & Warburg. 1961 * "The Exile of Capri". Roger Peyrefitte. Foreword by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

. Fleet Publishing Corporation. . 1965. * "El exiliado de Capri". Roger Peyrefitte. Paperback. Editorial Egales. . 2006

References

1950s LGBT novels 1959 French novels French books French LGBT novels Novels with gay themes Novels set in Italy {{1950s-LGBT-novel-stub