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Grazia Deledda is one of the most important women writers of the twentieth century. Her depiction of the primitive and isolated communities of northern Sardinia in a perceptive, intense and individual style gained her the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1927.

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La madre, considerato dalla critica il capolavoro di Grazia Deledda, fu pubblicato nel 1920. Seppur influenzato dai canoni naturalistici, come le sue altre opere, anche in questo romanzo la scrittrice sarda non si limita a curare minutamente la cornice ambientale, ma scava anche... Read Full Overview

The Mother

The novel is set in Aar, a poor and remote Sardinian village. The story takes place in less than three days and concerns the struggle between the mother and her only son, Paul, the local priest. The mother, Maria Maddalena, grew up in this small parish and she sees this as the... Read Full Overview

The Woman And The Priest: Translated From The Italian By Mary G. Steegmann This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content,... Read Full Overview

The Mother is a novel by the Italian author Grazia Deledda, originally published in 1920. Set in rural Sardinia, the story follows the life of a woman named Maria Maddalena, who is known as ""the mother"" in her village. She is a strong and resilient figure, devoted to her family... Read Full Overview

The novel is set in Aar, a poor and remote Sardinian village. The story takes place in less than three days and concerns the struggle between the mother and her only son, Paul, the local priest. The mother, Maria Maddalena, grew up in this small parish and she sees this as the... Read Full Overview

La Madre ? un romanzo, pubblicato nel 1920, della scrittrice e premio Nobel Grazia Deledda. Protagonisti sono una madre e il suo unico amatissimo figlio Paulo, parroco del paesino sardo di Aar, visto dai compaesani come esempio di rettitudine e di fede. Ma il giovane nasconde... Read Full Overview

Anche quella notte, dunque, Paulo si disponeva ad uscire. La madre, nella sua camera attigua a quella di lui, lo sentiva muoversi furtivo, aspettando forse, per uscire, ch'ella spegnesse il lume e si coricasse. Ella spense il lume ma non si coric . Seduta presso l'uscio si stringeva... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview