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The Queen of Darkness and other stories

Name: The Queen of Darkness and other stories
ISBN: 9781915568212

By
- Grazia Deledda
Publisher
- Dedalus

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Series: 1 of 37
Language: English
Format
Category: Classics

The ancient traditions of Sardinia feature heavily in this early collection. The stories collected in The Queen of Darkness, published in 1902 shortly after Deledda's marriage and move to Rome, reflect her transformation from little-known regional writer to an increasingly fêted and successful mainstream author. The two miniature psycho-dramas that open the collection are followed by stories of Sardinian life in the remote hills around her home town of Nuoro. The stark but beautiful countryside is a backdrop to the passions, misadventures and injustices which shape the lives of its rugged but all too human inhabitants.

Translators: Graham Anderson

Release date

Ebook: 31 March 2023