James (Giacomo)

Summary

Giacomo is a farmer that the narrator meets during a walk in the Friuli countryside and who tells him his story. Every time Giacomo finds a job he protests and ends up launching into propaganda and debates to convince his fellow workers to demand optimal working conditions, always causing big problems for his employers. Not finding any more jobs, he becomes a nomad, in vain search for a well-organized job. Therefore, practically non-existent. Until one day he is called back to his hometown for a particular job...