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In the novel Faith and Beauty (1840), Niccolò Tommaseo follows the love and marriage of Giovanni and Maria, Italian immigrants in France. After turbulent pasts, they meet in Quimper, fall in love, get married, and struggle with temptations.
The third novel in the masterfully written Neapolitan tetralogy by one of the most important authors of our time – Elena Ferrante. The story is as intimate as it is lavish and comprehensive… Ferrante spares no one, and this work is a tour de force.
The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.
The finale of a powerful saga about female friendship that became the literary hit of the decade. Ferrante's prose is sharp, intimate - like reading a diary of the soul. It reminds us that friendship is war and peace, and the lost girl within us - the key
In "Masquerade," Moravia satirically depicts fascist Italy through absurd political intrigue and disguise. "Marital Love" intimately explores erotic tension, possessiveness, and emotional alienation in everyday life.
A free prose adaptation by Renato Caporali based on the screenplay of the Italian mini-series Sandokan (1976, directed by Sergio Sollim, starring Kabir Bedi). It is based on the novel of the same name by Emilio Salgari (I pirati della Malesia, 1896).