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Life in the Country (Hesperus Classics) Book
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In this richly colorful collection of stories, a masterwork of Naturalistic writing, Giovanni Verga attempts to capture the very essence of Sicilian life. Foreword by Paul Bailey.
A licentious woman coerces her sonâ??inâ??law into agreeing to an illicit affair; a young boy, forced to work down in a mine to make a living, is robbed of his childhood and ultimately his life; a returning soldier toys with the affections of local girls and unleashes a sea of passion and vengeance from the village folkâ??read together, these stories form a remarkable chronicle of Sicilian country life in all its harsh reality. Giovanni Verga (1840â??1922) is Italyâ??s foremost Naturalist writer; he is best remembered for The House by the Medlar Tree, his saga of a family of Sicilian fishermen.
- 184391042X
- 9781843910428
- Giovanni Verga, Paul Bailey (foreword), J.G. Nichols (translator)
- 30 April 2003
- Hesperus Press Ltd
- Paperback (Book)
- 128
- New edition
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