Overview
A posthumously published novel, Grazia Deledda’s most personal work offers stimulating landscapes of her native Sardinia, scenes of fable and legend, and shows characters trapped in the monotonous existence of a small provincial capital where everything is ruled by common law. Una novela publicada póstumamente, la obra más personal de Grazia Deledda ofrece paisajes estimulantes de su tierra natal de Sardinia, escenas pertenecientes a fábulas y leyendas, y muestra personajes atrapados en la existencia monótona de una pequeña capital provincial en la cual todo es gobernado por ley común.Reviews
“[Deledda] not only reproduces the psychological trait s of her time but her work reaches beyond her time. She gives a voice to the people and the feelings of an old village.” —D.H. LawrenceAuthor Biography
Grazia Deledda was an Italian writer whose works won her the Nobel Prize for Literature for 1926. María Teresa Navarro is a translator.