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Overview"The rugged landscape of Baronia on Sardinia sets the scene for this novel of crime, guilt and retribution. This novel presents the story of the Pintor sisters - from a family of noble landowners now in decline - their nephew Giacinto, and their servant Efix, who is trying to make up for a mysterious sin committed many years before. Around, below, and inside them the raging Mediterranean storms, the jagged mountains, the murmuring forests, and the gushing springs form a Greek chorus of witness to the tragic drama of this unforgiving land. Deledda tells her story with her characteristic love of the natural landscape and fascination with the folk culture of the island, with details about the famous religious festivals held in mountain encampments and the lore of the ""dark beings who populate the Sardinian night, the fairies who live in rocks and caves, and the sprites with seven red caps who bother sleep."" Introduction by the Sardinian ethnographer, Dolores Turchi." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Grazia Deledda , Dolores Turchi , Martha KingPublisher: Italica Press Imprint: Italica Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.276kg ISBN: 9780934977630ISBN 10: 0934977631 Pages: 212 Publication Date: 22 February 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of print, replaced by POD We will order this item for you from a manufatured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |