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“The first English translation in more than fifty years of Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece, a work of foundational Italian literature on par with the Divine Comedy and the Decameron.”—The Wall Street Journal

“An exemplary historical novel” (The New Yorker) from the father of modern Italian...

En las calles sombr as de la Mil n del siglo XVII, donde la devoci n y el deseo chocan bajo la severa mirada de la Iglesia y el Estado, se desarrolla una historia de amor prohibido con la fuerza de una tempestad. Aqu , la inocencia no es escudo frente a las intrincadas redes de injusticia social y...

Los votos susurrados de una joven pareja quedan ahogados por el rugido de una ciudad en crisis, donde el amor es tanto un santuario como un campo de batalla. En las calles sombr as y salones iluminados por velas del Mil n del siglo XVII, los destinos se forjan por fuerzas mucho mayores que los...

“The first English translation in more than fifty years of Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece, a work of foundational Italian literature on par with the Divine Comedy and the Decameron.”—The Wall Street Journal

“An exemplary historical novel” (The New Yorker) from the father of modern Italian...

Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni was an influential Italian poet, novelist, and philosopher, widely regarded for his contribution to Italian literature. Born on March 7, 1785, in Milan, Italy, Manzoni is best known for his novel The Betrothed (I Promessi Sposi), a work often considered...

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Dans la Lombardie du XVIIe si cle occup e par les Espagnols, les jeunes fianc's Renzo et Lucia voient leur mariage emp ch par un seigneur local tyrannique, les contraignant fuir's par ment travers une r gion ravag e par la peste, la famine et l'injustice. Chef-d'oeuvre fondateur du roman...

“The great plague novel.” —The New Yorker

Set in Lombardy during the Spanish occupation of the late 1620s, The Betrothed tells the story of two young lovers, Renzo and Lucia, prevented from marrying by the petty tyrant Don Rodrigo, who desires Lucia for himself. Forced to flee, they are then cruelly...

A forceful tale of love, duty, and the weight of destiny, The Betrothed lingers long after the last page. A historical novel that reads like a living archive, it offers classic literature with a pulse, inviting both casual readers and serious study for literature students. With a crisp, expansive...