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Life in the Country

Life in the Country( )
Author: Verga, Giovanni
Foreword by: Bailey, Paul
Series title:Hesperus Classics Ser.
ISBN:978-1-84391-042-8
Publication Date:Apr 2003
Publisher:Hesperus Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $13.95
Book Description:

In this richly colorful collection of stories, a masterwork of Naturalistic writing, Giovanni Verga attempts to capture the very essence of Sicilian life. A licentious woman coerces her son-in-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 folk--read...
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Book Details
Pages:128
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.6 x 7.6 x 0.39 Inches
Book Weight:0.159 Pounds
Author Biography
Verga, Giovanni. (Author)
Paul Bailey has been the recipient of the Somerset Maugham Award, the E. M. Forster Award, & the George Orwell Memorial Prize. He is the author of six novels, including "Old Soldiers" & "Gabriel's Lament", both short-listed for the Booker Prize. He lives in England.

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