Pinuccia is Don Achille and Donna Maria’s daughter and Stefano and Alfonso’s sister. Spoiled and jealous, Pinuccia is indignant about Lila’s carelessness with Stefano’s money after their engagement. Together with her mother, Pinuccia attempts to make Lila’s experience of preparing for the wedding difficult, revealing her selfish and vindictive nature.
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Pinuccia Carracci Character Timeline in My Brilliant Friend
The timeline below shows where the character Pinuccia Carracci appears in My Brilliant Friend. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 44
...the subject of envy and ire throughout the neighborhood. Stefano’s mother Maria and his sister Pinuccia especially begin to treat Lila with suspicion and dislike. They don’t like the amount of...
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Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 52
...be fine handling the wedding preparations on her own—but as Lila navigates tense interactions with Pinuccia and Maria, who have come to see Lila as a pauper playing at being a...
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One day, Lenù accompanies Lila, Pinuccia, and Maria to a wedding dress shop in town. Whichever dresses Lila likes, Pinuccia and...
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Adolescence: The Story of the Shoes, Chapter 55
...a fairy has granted one of her childhood wishes. Rino, Lila, and Fernando summon Stefano, Pinuccia, and Maria to see the shoes, and the Carraccis are amazed by them as well—though...
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