Having spent some time in Rome, Antonio - the handsomest young man in Catania - returns to his native town with the reputation of being a playboy and with a long list of amorous adventures behind him. To please his father, Antonio agrees to marry the beautiful Barbara. A year after their marriage however - scandal erupts. Barbara is still a virgin! The bride's family attempt to annul the marriage and Antonio's honour seems irrevocably lost.
| ISBN: | 9780141189062 |
| Publication date: | 3rd May 2007 |
| Author: | Vitaliano Brancati, Patrick Creagh |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 279 pages |
| Series: | Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Fiction in translation |