Giovanni Verga

I Malavoglia est le titre du roman le plus connu de l’écrivain sicilien Giovanni Verga, publié à Milan par l'éditeur Treves en 1881.

In this richly colorful collection of stories, a masterwork of Naturalistic writing, Giovanni Verga attempts to capture the very essence of Sicilian life. A licentious woman coerces her son-in-law into agreeing to an illicit affair; a young boy, forced to work down in a mine to make a living, is robbed of his …