House by the Medlar Tree

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By Listen TheBook Posted on May 31, 2023

In Category - Family Life, Travel Fiction, Culture & Heritage Fiction

Authors: Giovanni Verga In Year : 1890

Book Language: English

Audiobook: House by the Medlar Tree

Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9 Pt 1
Chapter 9 Pt 2
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13 Pt 1
Chapter 13 Pt 2
Chapter 14 Pt 1
Chapter 14 Pt 2
Chapter 15 Pt 1
Chapter 15 Pt 2

In a nineteenth century Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family gambles everything on being able to profit from a cargo of lupin nuts. The cargo is lost at sea and a succession of misfortunes and tragedies assails the family. A masterpiece of social commentary hailed within Italy but neglected by the wider world, The House by the Medlar Tree ranks alongside the works of Zola, Dickens or Balzac among the great books of European literature. The book is the inspiration behind the 1948 film 'La Terra Trema' ('The Earth Trembles'), one of the earliest works of the great Italian director Luchino Visconti. - Summary by Tom Denholm