{"product_id":"the-house-by-the-medlar-tree-9780520342804","title":"The House by the Medlar Tree","description":"Giovanni Verga (1840-1922) is the most important of the Italian Realist School of novelists. This new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe House by the Medlar Tree (I Malavoglia)\u003c\/i\u003e makes the complete English version of his masterpiece available once more. The story of the Malavoglia, a family of poor Sicilian fisherman, is Verga's moving rendering of the theme of mankind's struggle for self-betterment, the dignity of the struggle in the face of poverty and hardship, and the tragedy that the struggle inevitably incurs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eD. H. Lawrence described Vega's work as \"Homeric.\" Rayond Rosenthal's translation of \u003ci\u003eI Malavoglia\u003c\/i\u003e is the only complete version of this novel in English and conveys Vega's lyrical realism and the flavor of Sicialian village life superbly.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is introduced by Giovanni Ceccheti, whose own translations of Verga, \u003ci\u003eMastro-don Gesualdo\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe She-Wolf and Other Stories,\u003c\/i\u003e are also available from California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiovanni Verga (1840-1922) is the most important of the Italian Realist School of novelists. This new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe House by the Medlar Tree (I Malavoglia)\u003c\/i\u003e makes the complete English version of his masterpiece available once more. The story of the","brand":"Giovanni Verga","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48200813314299,"sku":"9780520342804","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d342d017-ed8e-4908-a846-022a91ac3721.jpg?v=1770698174","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-house-by-the-medlar-tree-9780520342804","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}