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Three generations of fishermen conduct an epic struggle against nature, fate, and society in this tale by realist writer Giovanni Verga. Written in 1881 and set in the Sicilian village of Aci Trezza during the 1860s, the novel recounts an impoverished family's attempts to pay off a crushing debt, to reclaim their lost boat and ancestral home, and to reunite their scattered clan.
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The House by The Medlar Tree, Giovanni Verga
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- Released
- 1955
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Giovanni Verga
- Publisher
- Anchor Books
- Released
- 1955
- Format
- Paperback
- Original title
- I Malavoglia
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
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- Three generations of fishermen conduct an epic struggle against nature, fate, and society in this tale by realist writer Giovanni Verga. Written in 1881 and set in the Sicilian village of Aci Trezza during the 1860s, the novel recounts an impoverished family's attempts to pay off a crushing debt, to reclaim their lost boat and ancestral home, and to reunite their scattered clan.