Mastro-Don Gesualdo

By Giovanni Verga

Book Overview

A Novel. Translated by D.H. Lawrence. Verga, who died in 1922, is recognised as one of the greatest of Italian writers of fiction. 'It is a fine full tale, a fine full picture of life, with a bold beauty of its own which Mr. Lawrence must have relished greatly as he translated it' Observer

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140679466X
• ISBN13: 9781406794663
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Read Books
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

real literature, but somewhat slow and depressing

The setting and the people of rural Italy at the end of the last century is thoroughly and thoughfully depicted. The story itself could be told rather quickly, but here it is told in great detail.