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- THE HEART OF SOUTH-ITALY
- You had to be there...
- A family's misfortunes in a small fishermen's village
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The House by the Medlar Tree
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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ASIN: 0520048504 |
Book Description
1890. An introduction by W.D. Howells. Italian novelist, Verga abandoned the study of law for literature and wrote several novels of passion in the style of the French realists. His later works, written in a different style, are marked by simplicity and strict accuracy. They deal with the Sicilian middle class and sympathetically treat the poverty and struggles of the peasantry. Verga's technique gave rise to the term verismo, denoting the realistic school. He is considered one of the outstanding writers of modern Europe and has been compared with Flaubert and Zola. His novel The House by the Medlar Tree is a story of infinite beauty, tenderness and truth.
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Italian historical novel.......2002-08-28
If you wondered what life was like in Southern Italy
before our relatives all decided to leave, read this book.
In a non-maudlin manner, the author describes life in this little town, social mores and attitudes from a long ago time.
Well translated, easy to read. Very touching book. An interesting study in family dynamics and the life of a small community.
THE HEART OF SOUTH-ITALY.......2001-09-12
"I Malavoglia" is one of the most beautiful novels about the life in South-Italy in 19th century. I personally am grown up on the countryside in South-Italy and, even if I live a century later than the Malavoglia, I still can find in the place where I live some of the colours and sounds that I love in this book. Someone may find the style disturbing, because of the lack of participation by the writer, but it is something Verga purposedly tried to achieve ( it is the Realism ), and it should not prevent you from enjoying the story told in this book ( even if it is a sad story, like are all the stories, that try to be truthfull). If you really want to get nearer to the heart of such a beautiful country like Italy ( and especially South-Italy)is you really should read this book.
You had to be there..........2000-11-04
How many times have you heard a story recounted, not gotten as excited about it as the teller, and had them say "You had to be there."
Verga's novel was a classic in it's day. It's stark portrayal of life in the small fishing town of Aci Trezza at the turn of the century is considered to be groundbreaking Italian fiction. The translation and Verga's own pacing may not appeal to the average modern reader. When it was written, it was in the vanguard of neo-realist fiction. It is laudable for that fact alone. But it has a deeper hidden treasure that can be spirited out to a select few.
If you're one who has actually been to southern Italy or Sicily and witnessed small fishing villages on the beautiful coasts, this book is for you. I lived in the small town of Aci Trezza where this book transpired and can honestly say the sights, sounds, people, and rituals are still intact as they're described in the book. If you have been there, this book will rekindle memories of places and sights you've seen before, though now personified. If you have not but plan to, either read this book before you go or take it with you and read it while eating a briosche from Eden Bar in Aci Trezza. The walk down to the rocks off the coast that night will have a different and more beautiful meaning.
You had to be there!
A family's misfortunes in a small fishermen's village.......2000-08-24
The book is about a family's misfortunes in a small fishermen's village in Sicily at the beginning of the XX century. The book opens with a tragedy that undermines the financial stability of this big family of poor people. It is about their struggle to cope with it, and their failure because of misfortune. The original title "I malavolgia" could be translated as "the indolent family"; the title is a pun because the family is not indolent at all (well, maybe except for one component), rather they work very hard to solve pay their debts, but when destiny is against you there is nothing to do. In the end the last member of the family manages to regain possession of the house they lost because of their debt, but their social and economic condition is definitely lowered. Because the family tried to ameliorate (although only a little bit) their economic condition, they are punished by fate that makes them struggle to regain less of what they had before. This moral of the story and the feeling of sorrow that pervades the book are the reasons why I did not like it and I give it only two stars. But the book received much praise as one of the highest examples of Italian realism.
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The House by the Medlar Tree
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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ASIN: B000FJLNXY |
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- A family's misfortunes in a small fishermen's village
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The House by the Medlar Tree: I Malavoglia (Dedalus European Classics Series)
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: Dedalus,
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ASIN: 1873982135 |
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A family's misfortunes in a small fishermen's village.......2000-08-24
The book is about a family's misfortunes in a small fishermen's village in Sicily at the beginning of the XX century. The book opens with a tragedy that undermines the financial stability of this big family of poor people. It is about their struggle to cope with it, and their failure because of misfortune. The original title "I malavolgia" could be translated as "the indolent family"; the title is a pun because the family is not indolent at all (well, maybe except for one component), rather they work very hard to solve pay their debts, but when destiny is against you there is nothing to do. This moral of the story and the feeling of sorrow that pervades the book are the reasons why I did not like it and I give it only two stars. But the book received much praise as one of the highest examples of Italian realism.
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The House by the Medlar Tree
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: Grove Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000S1GE06 |
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Translated from the Italian by Eric Mosbacher
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The House by the medlar Tree
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: Doubleday
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One Malavoglia (the House by the Medlar Tree) (European Classics)
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: Dedalus Ltd
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The House by the Medlar Tree
Giovanni Verga
Manufacturer: Anchor Books
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The House by the medlar Tree
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