{"product_id":"the-viceroys-paperback","title":"The Viceroys - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFederico de Roberto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFranco Moretti\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eArchibald Colquhoun\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lost literary classic, written in 1894, \u003ci\u003eThe Viceroys\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most acclaimed masterworks of Italian realism. The novel follows three generations of the aristocratic Uzeda family as it struggles to hold on to power in the face of the cataclysmic changes rocking Sicily. As Garibaldi's triumphs move Italy toward unification, the Uzedas try every means to retain their position. De Roberto's satirical and mordant pen depicts a cast of upper-class schemers, headed by the old matriarch, Donna Teresa, and exemplified by her arrogant and totally unscrupulous son, Consalvo, who rises to political eminence through lip service, double-dealing, and hypocrisy. \u003ci\u003eThe Viceroys\u003c\/i\u003e is a vast dramatic panorama: a new world fighting to shrug off the viciousness and iniquities of the old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFederico De Roberto\u003c\/b\u003e (1861-1927) was an Italian writer who became well-known for his novel\u003ci\u003e I Vicerè\u003c\/i\u003e (1894), translated as \u003ci\u003eThe Viceroys\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748273455392,"sku":"9781784782566","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/27d2b389dc9d480b505bf1098fb9ee6a.webp?v=1779907303","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-viceroys-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}