{"product_id":"9788415958734","title":"Sicilian Stories","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSicilian Stories\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unparalleled literary fresco of 19th-century Sicily, where the harshness of rural life and the power of human passions are masterfully intertwined. Through these short stories, Giovanni Verga captures the essence of a land defined by tradition, honor, and the struggle for survival. Considered his masterpiece in short-story form, these tales exerted a decisive influence on Italian neorealist cinema and were admired by authors such as D. H. Lawrence, Pirandello, and Pavese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of stories transports the reader to the rural, folk Sicily of the late 19th century. Verga, the leading exponent of Italian verismo, portrays with raw empathy the lives of fishermen, peasants, miners, and small landowners trapped in a world of ancestral codes, poverty, and thwarted aspirations. Each story is a window into a universe where the landscape, silence, and fate dictate the destiny of characters struggling to preserve their dignity against social and economic constraints. Verga’s precise, uncompromising prose succeeds in making the local universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eClass struggle and social inequality in 19th-century Sicily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHonor, tradition, and the moral codes of rural communities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eFate and destiny as determining forces in the characters' lives\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe human relationship with an implacable nature and a hostile landscape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe influence of literary verismo and its objective gaze on reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in classic Italian literature, social realism, and powerful short stories. Also for those who wish to understand the roots of Italian neorealist cinema or discover the work of a fundamental author who influenced generations of writers and filmmakers. Ideal for lovers of narrative that authentically portrays the human condition in extreme contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book offers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA collection of stories considered the short-form masterpiece of Giovanni Verga, an undisputed reference in Italian literature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA social and anthropological portrait of 19th-century Sicily, with a perspective that transcends its time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe pleasure of precise, restrained prose with an austere beauty that connects with the contemporary reader\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe opportunity to discover the literary sources that inspired the cinema of Visconti, Rossellini, and Pasolini\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA reading experience that combines emotion, social commentary, and literary quality in a short format\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Verga, Giovanni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e La Línea del Horizonte\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Modern and contemporary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eCollection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Travels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 2017\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e\n\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition of \u003cem\u003eSicilian Stories\u003c\/em\u003e recovers an essential work of Italian verismo that remains relevant for its ability to portray human complexity with honesty and without artifice. La Línea del Horizonte's \"Literary Travels\" collection offers a fitting context to delve into Verga’s narrative geography, where each story functions as a stop on an unforgettable journey. An essential title both for those approaching the author for the first time and for those wishing to rediscover his talent for the short story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LA LINEA DEL HORIZONTE EDICIONES","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53405829628251,"sku":"9788415958734","price":21.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978841595873.jpg?v=1781832694","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9788415958734","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}