Gavino, a young, barely literate shepherd boy, lives under the thumb of his tyrannical peasant father. When he is ultimately rescued from his family and his isolated lifestyle by a call to military service, Gavino begins emerging as a brilliant linguist and scholar.
Gavino, a young, barely literate shepherd boy, lives under the thumb of his tyrannical peasant father. When he is ultimately rescued from his family and his isolated lifestyle by a call to military service, Gavino begins emerging as a brilliant linguist and scholar.