Grazia Deledda

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Produktbeschreibung

Viveva a Nuoro di Sardegna, verso la fine d'aprile del 1886, un uomo chiamato Salvatore Brindis, soprannominato Cane Ruju. Aveva circa cinquant'anni; era alto, corpulento, con barba folta e grigia, faccia rossa e occhi assai strani, torvi, iniettati di sangue, che a momenti, divenuti limpidi e quasi dolci, si rassomigliavano a quelli di un cane intelligente; e forse a quegli occhi e al suo colorito sanguigno Salvatore Brindis doveva il suo soprannome. Da tutta la sua grossa persona spirava un'aria di prepotenza, di forza e di volontà; sul petto largo e robusto il velluto turchino del giubbone aderiva in modo da disegnare tutte le linee, e una cintura di pelle nera adorna di rozzi ricami...

Produktdetails

• Classici della Letteratura Italiana Nr.3544
• Verlag: Culturea
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juli 2023
• Italienisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 170mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 275g
• ISBN-13: 9791041966639
• Artikelnr.: 69522468

Autorenporträt

Deledda was born in Nuoro, Sardinia, into a middle-class family, to Giovanni Antonio Deledda and Francesca Cambosu, as the fourth of seven siblings. She attended elementary school (the minimum required at the time) and was then educated by a private tutor (a guest of one of her relatives) and moved on to study literature on her own. It was during this time that she started displaying an interest in writing short novels, mostly inspired by the life of Sardinian peasants and their struggles. Her teacher encouraged her to submit her writing to a newspaper and, at age 13, her first story was published in a local journal. Some of Deledda's early works were published in the fashion magazine L'ultima moda between 1888 and 1889. In 1890 Trevisani published Nell'azzurro (Into the Blue), her first collection of short stories. Deledda's main focus was the representation of poverty and the struggles associated with it through a combination of imaginary and autobiographical elements. Her family wasn't particularly supportive of her desire to write.