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1348, die Pest wütet in Italien: Sieben Frauen und drei Männer flüchten sich gemeinsam auf ein Landgut in den Hügeln von Florenz. Fernab der Stadt geben sich die Freunde Spielen und Tanz hin und erzählen einander frivole Geschichten von glücklich Verliebten, gehörnten Ehemännern und listigen Frauen. Zehn Tage bleiben sie auf dem Landgut, und am Ende haben sie hundert Geschichten beisammen - auf diese Weise, so erzählt es Boccaccio, sei das »Decamerone« entstanden.

Heimlich heiratet der dunkelhäutige Feldherr Othello die Senatorentochter Desdemona. Jago, ein ihm unterstellter Offizier, fühlt sich von Othello zurückgesetzt und spinnt eine Intrige: Der für seine Eifersucht bekannte Othello soll an Desdemonas Treue zweifeln. Othello glaubt Jagos Einflüsterungen und sinnt auf Rache. Eines der berühmtesten Stücke der Weltliteratur von William Shakespeare in einer grandiosen Hörspieladaption.

Queste 100 citazioni mirano a fornire l'accesso a un'opera o a una vita eccezionale, attraverso una selezione dei pensieri più eclatanti, in un formato accessibile a tutti. Una citazione è più di un estratto di un'affermazione, può essere un colpo di mente, una sintesi di un pensiero complesso, una massima, un'apertura a una riflessione più profonda.

Luigi Capuana rivoluzione l'impostazione tipica delle fiabe popolari siciliane che venivano raccontate attorno ai focolari per dar vita ad un mondo fantastico dal grande fascino. Ecco come lo stesso Capuana descrive le sue fiabe: "Appena scritte le sacramentali parole di uso 'C'era una volta...', i miei fantastici personaggi si mettevano in moto, s'impigliavano allegramente in quelle loro intricatissime avventure senza che io avessi coscienza di contribuirvi per nulla. Spesso mi domandavo in che modo il Reuccio e la Reginotta se la sarebbero cavata.

Pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1878 nella pagine de Il Fanfulla, "Rosso Malpelo" è diventata nel corso degli anni un classico della letteratura italiana. Una novella che rappresenta ancora oggi una testimonianza vivida delle durissime condizioni dei lavoratori delle cave siciliane dell'800, costretti a una "non vita" fatta di fatiche e sofferenze estreme.

In old Bari, everyone knows Maria De Santis as “Malacarne,” the bad seed. Nicknamed for her dark features, volcanic temperament, and resistance to rules, the headstrong girl can only imagine the possibilities that lie outside her poverty-stricken neighborhood. Growing up with her mother, two brothers, and a tyrannical father, Maria must abide. She does - amid the squalid life to which she was born, the cruelties of her small-minded neighbors, and violence in a constant threat of eruption. 

Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels achieved stunning global success in part because of the mystery surrounding their pseudonymous author. English-speaking audiences were tantalized by her enigmatic biography as well as what they took to be her authentic portrayal of working-class Naples. However, we now know that the person behind the writing is most likely Anita Raja, a prominent translator of German literature whose background is very different from Ferrante’s supposed life. 

In this biting comedy of errors, the hapless Arnolphe is undone by his own double dealing and double standards. The School for Wives was first performed at the Palais Royal theatre on December 26, 1662, and is considered by many to be Moliere's masterpiece. Richard Wilbur's subtle verse translation illuminates the great master of comedy at his wittiest.

Italian shoes, a house in the hills, a gift for stretching the truth, and a petulant assistant to pick the scallions out of his Szechuan noodles - Hollywood producer Davis Mizlansky has it all. But he's about to lose it to the IRS unless he can pull off one more deal. A stellar cast performs this hilarious send-up of modern-day Hollywood.

From an international bestselling author, this modern romance story explores whether distance and separation can ever keep true love apart. Published for the first time in English, One Step to You has captured the hearts of millions and garnered a dedicated fan base across the world. The Romeo...

Alice was a hopeful young graduate student when, on a beautiful August night, her body was found in the woods. She'll always remember the night she was murdered. And she still suffers the grief and rage that destroyed her family. But what Alice regrets most is the last fight she had with her boyfriend, Enrico - and the fact that she never had the chance to tell him something that would have changed everything. A decade later, Enrico has returned to the provincial town where Alice lived and died, to sell his family home.

Tre amici ed un cane percorrono in barca il Tamigi. Sia durante i preparativi del viaggio che in navigazione, si verificano situazioni assurde e divertenti, descritte con il tipico umorismo inglese.

Bloomsbury presents Why Dante Matters by John Took, read by Victor Vertunni. John Took provides an entirely original view of one of the most important poets and thinkers in all of Western literature, Dante Alighieri. The year 2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri, a...

An unscrupulous womanizer, as devoid of morals now as he once was full of idealistic fervor, returns to Italy, where he is wanted for a series of crimes. To earn himself the guise of respectability, he is willing to go as far as murder.

“Probably the most finely accomplished and ... most enduring" translation (Los Angeles Times Book Review) of this essential work of world literature—from a renowned scholar and master teacher of Dante and an accomplished poet. “The Hollanders … act as latter-day Virgils, guiding us...

The internationally acclaimed author harnesses his brilliant imagination and masterful storytelling ability to create a catalog of new words inspired by stories of real people in this wondrous book reminiscent of Italo Calvino's mesmerizing Invisible Cities. How many times have words not been...

For over thirty years, modern Italy was plagued by ransom kidnappings perpetrated by bandits and organized crime syndicates. Nearly 700 men, women, and children were abducted from across the country between the late 1960s and the late 1990s, held hostage by members of the Sardinian banditry, Cosa Nostra, and the ’Ndrangheta. Subjected to harsh captivities and psychological abuse, the victims spent months and even years in isolation while law enforcement and the state struggled to find them.

Ugo Foscolo esprime tutte le vicissitudini esistenziali di uno scrittore alle prese con gli anni difficili del mutamento dall'Illuminismo al Romanticismo, dalla Rivoluzione Francese alla Restaurazione, dal materialismo del 1700 all'angoscia religiosa dei romantici. Foscolo ha dato voce ad una fede tutta terrena e laica basata sui più alti valori umani di verità, giustizia, bellezza, patriottismo e libertà.

Estate nel Salento: turisti in arrivo da tutta Italia, spiagge affollate, feste che durano fino all'alba, poche ore di sonno e si ricomincia da capo. Un giro d'affari enorme su cui Salvatore Petrachi ha messo gli occhi da tempo. Proprietario assieme ad Adamo Greco - amico di una vita ed ex contrabbandiere - di un ristorante di successo, Petrachi è sul punto di portare a compimento la sua scalata sociale quando la morte di una ragazza in un campeggio di Frassanito mette a rischio tutto quello che i due hanno faticosamente costruito.

Роза—упрямая, как горные цветы, пробивающиеся сквозь камень к солнцу,—сбегает из родительского дома с возлюбленным, вместе с ним открывает харчевню, а после гибели мужа становится главой семьи. Ее дочь Сельма—нежная, словно вышивка, которую она не выпускает из рук,—выходит замуж вопреки материнскому совету. Когда избранник предает ее, растратив приданое, она сохраняет семью ради дочерей. Патриция, Лавиния и Маринелла наследуют не только черты характера матери и бабушки, но и семейные травмы. Им предстоит вспомнить уроки Сельмы и Розы, чтобы начать жить, следуя собственным мечтам.