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An abandoned villa in Tuscany, turned into an Allied hospital at the end of the Second World War, becomes a place where the destinies of the main characters of this layered, poetic novel of a mosaic structure touch and intertwine.
The action of the novel takes place in the Vistula basin, in an area where a mixed Catholic, Protestant and Jewish population lives, and turbulent historical events leave indelible traces both in the life of the community and of individuals.
"Traveling, for years I have casually searched, discovered, leisured, enjoyed, and played with words in many spaces, saying or not saying what I was thinking, when my eyes open wide and a pleasant warmth runs through my body."
Historical and psychological novel by Stendhal, published in 1830. The full title of the novel is "Red and Black, Chronicle of the 19th Century". The protagonist is Julien Sorel. The work is a bildungsroman that follows his upbringing and life path.
