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.
| ISBN: | 9781909232822 |
| Publication date: | 31st May 2013 |
| Author: | Verga, Giovanni |
| Publisher: | Dedalus |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |