Name: Canne al vento (in Italian)
SKU: 57106470
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Author: Deledda Grazia
ISBN: 9781500205355

Type

Physical Book

Author

Grazia Deledda

Deledda Grazia

Publisher

Createspace

Language

Italian

Pages

162

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x0.9 cm

Weight

0.23 kg.

ISBN13

9781500205355

Synopsis "Canne al vento (in Italian)"

Canne al vento è un romanzo di Grazia Deledda. Uscito a puntate sull'Illustrazione Italiana, dal 12 gennaio al 27 aprile 1913, dopo qualche mese fu pubblicato in volume, presso l'editore Treves di Milano. Il titolo del romanzo più famoso di Grazia Deledda allude al tema profondo della fragilità umana e del dolore dell'esistenza e in questa direzione mobilita le riflessioni e le fantasie di un eroe protagonista, come un primitivo, un semplice, assai simile al pastore errante dell'Asia leopardiano o a uno degli umili manzoniani. Il rapporto di similitudine tra la condizione delle canne e la vita degli uomini, celebrato nel titolo del romanzo, proviene da un'opera (Elias Portolu) del 1903: Uomini siamo, Elias, uomini fragili come canne, pensaci bene. Al di sopra di noi c'è una forza che non possiamo vincere.

Deledda Grazia

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Grazia Deledda was an outstanding Italian writer born on September 27, 1871 in Nuoro, on the island of Sardinia, and died on August 15, 1936 in Rome. She is widely recognized for having won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1926, being the second woman to receive this award. Her work is characterized by portraying the life, customs, and moral conflicts of the Sardinian people, especially in rural and traditional environments

From a young age, she showed a great passion for writing, despite not having received extensive formal education. She published her first novel at the age of 17 and continued writing throughout her life, with a style influenced by Italian verismo and the ideals of decadentism. Among her most famous works are Canne al vento, Elias Portolu, and La madre, where she addresses themes such as the struggle between duty and desire, the weight of tradition, and human suffering

Grazia Deledda was a pioneer in giving voice to women and to the peripheral regions of Italy in national literature. Her legacy remains important for the psychological depth of her characters and for her contribution to universal literature.

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