La Zia Marchesa
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The Marchesa
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Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2008-06-24
The Marchesa written by Simonetta Agnello Hornby and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-24 with Fiction categories.
A richly evocative tale of a woman's struggle for life and love A triumphant follow-up to Simonetta Agnello Hornby's internationally acclaimed The Almond Picker, this entertaining new novel is an intricate family saga interwoven with violent passions, cruelty, deceit, and the abuse of power. The Marchesa is an eyeopening historical drama about a remarkable woman and her extraordinary family, and the complex, often abusive relations that mark the lives of master and servant, brother and sister, husband and wife. Costanza Safamita, beloved daughter of Baron Domenico Safamita, is a precious but unusual child. Redhaired, gawky, and shy, she is considered an outsider by many on the family estate, but her adoring father makes her sole heir to the Safamita fortune, and then everything changes—for them and for her. Now she must conquer glittering, alien Palermo—where, uncertain of her future, she falls in love with a charming, dissolute young marchese whose sexual appetite she fears she cannot satiate. The Marchesa's brave, unusual story offers an unprecedented woman's perspective on the incestuous hypocrisy of the Sicilian aristocracy during a dramatic time in its history, as the Bourbon monarchy collapsed, the Mafia rose to power, and Palermo's decadent aristocracy began its inevitable decline. These themes are flawlessly woven into the fabric of Costanza's triumphant life, so that The Marchesa becomes not only an unforgettable human tale but a masterly fresco of a vanished world.
La Zia Marchesa
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Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
language : it
Publisher: Feltrinelli Editore
Release Date : 2010-10-18T00:00:00+02:00
La Zia Marchesa written by Simonetta Agnello Hornby and has been published by Feltrinelli Editore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-10-18T00:00:00+02:00 with Fiction categories.
Seconda metà dell’Ottocento. La Montagnazza. Agrigento. Amalia vive con lanipote Pinuzza in condizioni di estrema indigenza in una delle molte grottescavate nella pietra. Le occupazioni quotidiane vanno molto spesso di pari passocon i racconti di quando Amalia era la balia di Costanza in casa Safamita, unagrande famiglia della ricca aristocrazia terriera a Sarentini. Il crollo delregno borbonico, la confisca dei beni ecclesiastici, il progressivo potereassunto dalla mafia nelle campagne indebolisce se non il prestigio almeno laforza dell’aristocrazia. È in tale contesto che si profila il difficiledestino di Costanza Safamita, tanto amata e protetta dal padre, il baroneDomenico, quanto rigettata e negletta dalla madre Caterina. Con la sua chioma dicapelli rossi e il suo aspetto fisico quasi "di un’altra razza",Costanza cresce fra le persone di servizio, divisa fra le occupazioni umili e l’eserciziodella musica, fra l’orgoglio paterno del sangue e le prospettive alquantoridotte della vita in provincia. Quando il barone Domenico decide, a frontedelle delusioni infertegli dai figli maschi, che sarà lei l’unica vera erededel prestigio e delle sostanze di casa Safamita, Costanza è costretta adaffrontare la mondanità di Palermo, a trovare un marito, a modellarsi una nuovaidentità sociale. Si innamora del marchese Pietro Sabbiamena, tantoaffascinante quanto spiantato e dissoluto, e riesce ad averlo. La coppia trovaun suo bizzarro equilibrio: Costanza desidera sessualmente il marito ma nonriesce ad abbandonarglisi, lo spia nelle sue avventure ancillari ed è prontapersino a esercitare la sua tutela sul figlio che Pietro ha avuto, causandoscandalo, da una cameriera. Allo stesso modo cerca di garantire un futuro allaprole del fratello Stefano, maritatosi contro il volere del padre con una donnadel popolo. Costanza sa affrontare i capimafia e contenere il progressivosfascio della famiglia. Dietro il rosso "malu pilu" dei suoi capelli– che l’hanno trasformata nella favola cattiva della gente – si nascondeun mistero, così come dentro la sua faticosa sensualità è scavata la memoriadi un episodio difficile da ricordare.Simonetta Agnello Hornby costruisce con il suo formidabile stile a più pianinarrativi la saga di una famiglia, un segmento della storia siciliana, il crollodi un mondo – quello aristocratico – guardato senza nostalgia, scandagliatoimpietosamente da entomologa sociale, non senza riservare al lettore il piaceredi arrivare a inquietanti rivelazioni attraverso il progressivo sommarsi ditonalità di voci che svariano dal racconto in prima persona di Amalia a quellodel narratore-architetto..
La T A Marquesa
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Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
language : es
Publisher: Grupo Planeta Spain
Release Date : 2014-05-06
La T A Marquesa written by Simonetta Agnello Hornby and has been published by Grupo Planeta Spain this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-06 with Fiction categories.
Costanza Safamita es hija de una rica familia de terratenientes en la Sicilia del siglo XIX; su padre, el barón Domenico, la adora, su madre la odia. Pelirroja y de rasgos que la llevan a parecer «de otra raza», crece entre las mujeres del servicio. Por voluntad de su padre, Costanza, y no sus hermanos, heredará las riquezas y el prestigio de la familia. Muchos años después, Amalia Cuffaro, su nodriza, será quien poco a poco desvele la vida de Costanza, la tía marquesa: su abandono de la tranquila vida de provincias por el bullicioso mundo palermitano, su turbulenta vida matrimonial, su enfrentamiento con la Mafia y su sensación de no pertenecer a ninguno de estos mundos.
Her Story A Tribute To Italian Women
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Author : Peter Loyson
language : en
Publisher: African Sun Media
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Her Story A Tribute To Italian Women written by Peter Loyson and has been published by African Sun Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A unique book! Italian women at their best! What talent! This book is a must read for everyone who loves Italian culture and those who appreciate talented women. Extensively researched with hundreds of references, it is a comprehensive encyclopedic analysis highlighting the length and breadth of Italy’s most incredibly talented women, including 114 writers, 56 opera singers, 63 other singers, 55 musicians, 52 film icons, 39 fashion designers, 59 medical women, 40 chefs, 47 artists, 23 academics and 114 sportswomen, amongst others. All discussed in chronological order in each of their fields with many interesting stories, including a chapter on the emigration of impressive female Italian talent.
The Almond Picker
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Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
The Almond Picker written by Simonetta Agnello Hornby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Italian fiction categories.
In the Sicilian village of Roccacolomba, La Mennulara ('the woman who gathers almonds') lies dead. For more than 40 years she had been at the heart of the Alfallipe family, one of the richest families in Roccacolomba first as a humble maidservant and then rising to manager of the family estates. Now, at her death, gossip among the villagers is reaching fever pitch as they begin to wonder just how La Mennulara managed to amass such a large fortune. In this brilliant novel a bestseller in Italy and the winner of four major prizes Simonetta Agnello Hornby has created a splendid cast of characters, among them the greedy Alfallipe children hunting for Mennulara's will, and the villagers who all love to gossip. Was Mennulara a seducer, a blackmailer, a humble servant or an arrogant social climber? And why does don Vincenzo Ancona, the feared mafia boss, come to her funeral?
The Nun
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Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
language : en
Publisher: Europa Editions
Release Date : 2011-12-27
The Nun written by Simonetta Agnello Hornby and has been published by Europa Editions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-27 with Fiction categories.
Winner of the Italian PEN Prize: A tale of illicit love and a girl forced into a convent in the early nineteenth century. 1839, Messina, Italy: Agata is the daughter of an aristocrat, albeit an impoverished one, and she has fallen in love with wealthy Giacomo Lepre. Their families, however, view their romance as unacceptable and tawdry—and when Agata’s father dies, her mother decides to ferry her daughter far away, to Naples, where she hopes to garner a stipend from the king. The only boat leaving Messina that day is captained by young Englishman James Garson. Following a tempestuous passage to Naples, during which Agata confesses her troubles to James, Agata and her mother find themselves rebuffed by the king, and Agata is forced to join a convent. The Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Stilita is rife with rancor and jealousy, illicit passions and ancient feuds. But Agata remains aloof, devoting herself to the cultivation of medicinal herbs, calmed by the steady rhythms of monastic life. She reads all the books James sends her and follows the news of the various factions struggling to bring unity to Italy. She has accepted her life as a nun, but she is divided between her yearnings for purity and religiosity and her desire to be part of the world. And she is increasingly torn when she realizes that her feelings for James, though he is only a distant presence in her life, have eclipsed those for Lepre . . . “Hornby enriches her story with sensuous details of food, fashion, furnishings, and the rules of an extravagant society, savoring local color and personality quirks.” —Publishers Weekly “An historical novel, a coming-of-age novel, a perfect portrait of family dynamics, The Nun also gives us, in Agata, an unforgettable heroine.” —Gazzetta di Mantova
Forum Italicum
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Forum Italicum written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Italian language categories.
Forum Italicum is a journal of Italian Studies, founded by M. Ricciardelli in 1967. The journal is intended as a meeting-place where scholars, critics, and teachers can present their views on the literature, language, and culture of Italy and other countries in relation to Italy. Young and hitherto unpublished scholars are encouraged to contribute their critical works.
The Frog In The Moonflower
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Author : Roger Longrigg
language : en
Publisher: House of Stratus
Release Date : 2012-09-30
The Frog In The Moonflower written by Roger Longrigg and has been published by House of Stratus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-30 with Fiction categories.
The ‘ALA’ is blamed for a series of savage attacks on hunts. Meanwhile, in Geneva, the ‘SIN’ seeks to protect every species. Sandro, one of Lady Jennifer Norrington’s companions, has an aunt who is involved. But it is in East Africa that this story of multiple murder, terror and suspense concludes. The climax is as surprising as it is satisfying.
Las Revolucionarias
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Author : Estela González de Sande
language : es
Publisher: ArCiBel Editores
Release Date : 2009
Las Revolucionarias written by Estela González de Sande and has been published by ArCiBel Editores this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Dissenters in literature categories.
La Castellana
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Author : Margherita Calafiore
language : it
Publisher: Aletti Editore
Release Date : 2018-04-06
La Castellana written by Margherita Calafiore and has been published by Aletti Editore this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-06 with Fiction categories.
In questo romanzo il protagonista principale è quello che A. Manzoni definisce il “guazzabuglio del cuore umano.” Il cuore, infatti, come uno scrigno, racchiude le emozioni e i sentimenti propri dell'uomo di ogni tempo: odio, amore, dolore, gioia, cattiveria, benevolenza, egoismo, altruismo. Ognuna di queste affezioni dell'animo spinge gli esseri umani ad assumere la propria maschera e a recitare la propria parte sul palcoscenico della vita. La protagonista, la Castellana, con le proprie vicissitudini, riflette il dramma psicologico di una donna sofferta ed esposta alla malvagità di un uomo senza scrupoli. Le vicende narrate, pertanto, pur avendo come sfondo il periodo storico del Risorgimento, vanno al di là della finitezza di luogo e di tempo, poiché in esse vengono analizzati gli anfratti più profondi dell'animo dove albergano sentimenti ancestrali e si dibattono in ogni loro sfaccettatura i contrasti, i dubbi e i dilemmi che travagliano lo spirito dell'uomo, da quando Caino uccise Abele, in una eterna dialettica di bene e di male. Spesso, purtroppo, l'amore per gli altri si trasforma in amore sfrenato di sé, allontanandosi dalla sua vera essenza e spingendo l'uomo alla bramosia di potere, di ricchezza e di onori. Ẻ l'egoismo, infatti, lo smodato amore di sé, a causare il più delle volte su questa Terra lacrime e delitti efferati, guerre e rovine, ma non per questo bisogna arrendersi e disperare. Il messaggio che l'autrice vuole affidare alle sue pagine è quello di esortare a non perdere la speranza che, prima o poi, il bene trionferà sulla cattiveria e sull'ingiustizia dei prepotenti. Margherita Calafiore, nata a Reggio Calabria, è un'insegnante di materie letterarie in pensione. Vedova da qualche anno, vive con il figlio Vincenzo, di trentanove anni, disabile motorio; ha anche due figlie femmine. La situazione familiare e le problematiche, che ha dovuto e che deve quotidianamente affrontare, l'hanno resa forte e determinata, ma hanno maturato in lei anche una particolare sensibilità verso il sociale e una profonda fede in Dio. Ama la lettura e si diletta a scrivere poesie e favole (tutte inedite). La stessa ha scritto anche il romanzo (inedito) “Lungo il sentiero della vita”.