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Sicilian Stories: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Italian)
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ISBN: 0486419452
Author: Verga, Giovanni
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With his novels, short stories, and plays, Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) achieved renown in the Italian verismo (realist) school of writing. This outstanding selection of 12 short stories - most from the Sicilian writer's Vita dei campi (Rural Life) and Novelle rusticane (Rustic Stories) - attests to his storytelling skills.Selections include "Nedda," a short story that initiated Verga's naturalistic depictions of Sicilian peasant life; the much-celebrated "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Rustic Chivalry), a tale of flirtation, jealousy, and a deadly duel; and "L'amante di Gramigna" (Gramigna's Mistress), a fascinating psychological study. The collection also features "Reverie," "Jeli the Herdsman," "Nasty Redhead," "The She-Wolf," "Pestilential Air," "Possessions," "The History of St. Joseph's Donkey," "Dark Bread," and "Liberty."For this dual-language book, the editor has provided excellent new English translations on pages facing the original Italian text, as well as an informative Introduction and notes.
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Sicilian Stories: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language Italian)