{"product_id":"narcisa-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"Narcisa and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLuigi Gualdo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBrendan Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eAnna Connell\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the numerous Italian writers who were active in the second half of the nineteenth century, Luigi Gualdo (1844-1898), the somewhat obscure and forgotten author of the stories in the present volume, is surely one of the most deserving of rehabilitation. His work, highly refined, eccentric, and full of both sentiment and pessimism, though often categorized with the Italian Scapigliatura school, also shares many of the tendencies of the French Decadent movement, with which Gualdo was well familiar. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe three tales here presented, all appearing for the first time in English, superbly translated by Brendan and Anna Connell, include two of the great classics of Italian fantastic fiction, \"Narcisa\" and \"A Song by Weber,\" as well as one of Gualdo's more bizarre pieces, \"A Bet.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752262959392,"sku":"9781645251552","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d908ac144d73652514844a083ed1538.webp?v=1779991532","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/narcisa-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}