The Boy with Two Mothers
| Author | Massimo Bontempelli |
|---|---|
| Original title | Il figlio di due madri |
| Translator | Estelle Gilson |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | "900" |
Publication date | 1929 |
| Publication place | Italy |
Published in English | 2000 |
| Pages | 264 |
The Boy with Two Mothers (Italian: Il figlio di due madri) is a 1929 novel by the Italian writer Massimo Bontempelli. It is about a seven-year-old boy in Rome who suddenly stops recognising his mother, claims his name is Ramiro and not Mario, and demands to be taken to a woman he says is his real mother, whose son Ramiro had died seven years earlier.[1]
The novel is associated with magical realism. It was published in Estelle Gilson's English translation in the 2000 volume Separations: Two Novels of Mothers and Children, which also contains Bontempelli's novel The Life and Death of Adria and Her Children.[1]
It was the basis for the 2000 French film Comedy of Innocence, directed by Raúl Ruiz.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Separations: Two Novels of Mothers and Children". Publishers Weekly. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ Young, Deborah (13 September 2000). "Son of Two Mothers or the Comedy of Innocence". Variety. Retrieved 29 January 2026.