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Giovanni Verga
Sparrow (and other stories)

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A young girl falls in love but is forced return to the covent and become a nun. This volume contains the long novella Sparrow, the short stories of Cavalleria Rusticana and five stories never previously translated into English: Temptation, The Schoolmaster, The Devil’s Hand, The Gold Key and Comrades. A great read for anyone interested in Sicily and Southern Italy. Verga is the master of the short-story form.

€10.79

Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 188 ● ISBN 9781909232822 ● File size 0.3 MB ● Translator Charles de Salis ● Publisher Dedalus ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2699026 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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