After the Divorce

Fiction & Literature, Literary, Contemporary Women
Cover of the book After the Divorce by Grazia Deledda, Canelo
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Grazia Deledda ISBN: 9781911420132
Publisher: Canelo Publication: October 10, 2016
Imprint: Abandoned Bookshop Language: English
Author: Grazia Deledda
ISBN: 9781911420132
Publisher: Canelo
Publication: October 10, 2016
Imprint: Abandoned Bookshop
Language: English

Before Elena Ferrante there was Grazia Deledda.

When Giovanna’s husband, Costantino, is convicted of a murder he claims he did not commit, she comes under pressure from her family to divorce him and marry a wealthy landowner who has always admired her. This she does, but the new marriage is an unhappy one and Giovanna remains firmly in love with Costantino.

Following new evidence, Costantino is acquitted and returns to his home village, embarking on an affair with his former wife that seems destined to end in tragedy.

In 1926, Grazia Deledda became the first Italian woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She was born in Sardinia and the life, people and customs of that Mediterranean island pervade her work.

Praise for Grazia Deledda

‘Before Elena Ferrante there was Grazia Deledda.’ Matt Reimann

‘Deledda belongs to more than just her own day. She does more than reproduce the temporary psychological condition of her period… what she does is to create the passionate complex of a primitive populace.’ DH Lawrence­

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1926 was awarded to Grazia Deledda ‘for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general’.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Before Elena Ferrante there was Grazia Deledda.

When Giovanna’s husband, Costantino, is convicted of a murder he claims he did not commit, she comes under pressure from her family to divorce him and marry a wealthy landowner who has always admired her. This she does, but the new marriage is an unhappy one and Giovanna remains firmly in love with Costantino.

Following new evidence, Costantino is acquitted and returns to his home village, embarking on an affair with his former wife that seems destined to end in tragedy.

In 1926, Grazia Deledda became the first Italian woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. She was born in Sardinia and the life, people and customs of that Mediterranean island pervade her work.

Praise for Grazia Deledda

‘Before Elena Ferrante there was Grazia Deledda.’ Matt Reimann

‘Deledda belongs to more than just her own day. She does more than reproduce the temporary psychological condition of her period… what she does is to create the passionate complex of a primitive populace.’ DH Lawrence­

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1926 was awarded to Grazia Deledda ‘for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general’.

More books from Canelo

Cover of the book Shadow Conflict by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book The Child from Nowhere by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book Winter Quarters by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book The Cold North Sea by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book Shoddy Prince by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book The Thief's Tale by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book Soldier of the Queen by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book The Woman from Heartbreak House by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book When the Clouds Go Rolling By by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book A Share of Honour by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book The Oracles of Troy by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book Cut-Throat Defence by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book Day Trippers by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book Operation XD by Grazia Deledda
Cover of the book The Witch of Babylon by Grazia Deledda
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy