Title
Retour Montechiarro,Used
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
Product Description En 1855, dans le petit village toscan de Montechiarro, le pre Baldassare gravit le chemin de la prestigieuse villa Bosca en compagnie du tout jeune orphelin Adriano Lungo. Cet immense domaine est la proprit du comte Bonifacio Della Rocca, pre d'un petit garon et abandonn par la femme qu'il aimait perdument : la princesse Ltitia Malcessati.En 1919, la crise conomique frappe l'Italie. Agnese, la petitefille du comte Della Rocca, se voit contrainte d'pouser un fils de notable aussi obtus que violent, Salvatore Coniglio, afin de sauver la proprit familiale.En 1978, Ltitia, l'arrirearrirepetitefille de la princesse Malcessati, revient Montechiarro, ignorant tout des cinq gnrations de femmes qui s'y sont battues et y ont souffert le pouvoir absurde des hommes en qute de vaines rvolutions. Le Risorgimento, le fascisme, les annes de plomb : chacune de ces trois priodes cls de l'histoire italienne sert de cadre cette magnifique saga o les femmes cherchent tre heureuses et rendre heureux, tandis que les hommes aspirent conqurir le pouvoir et la gloire par la force, la ruse ou l'argent.Au centre de ce tryptique dont le souffle et le charme nostalgique ne sont pas sans rappeler le grand roman de Tomaso di Lampedusa,Le Gupard, s'imposent les personnages d'Agnese Della Rocca et Sbastien Morgan, photographe et bourlingueur de l'histoire contemporaine, qui tenteront tous deux dsesprment de mettre un terme la maldiction qui semble peser sur ce pays et sur ses habitants.Vincent Engel est un jeune professeur de littrature l'universit de Louvain (Belgique). Son dernier roman, Oubliez Adam Weinberger, vient de recevoir le prix Sander Pierron de l'Acadmie royale de langue et de littratures franaises de Belgique, et fait l'objet de plusieurs traductions. About the Author N en 1963, Vincent Engel, alias JeanBaptiste Morgan,est professeur de littrature et d'histoirecontemporaines l'universit de Louvain, o il dirigegalement le centre d'tudes de la nouvelle. Critique littraire et essayiste, il a reu de nombreux prix littraires en Belgique.En 2001, il a notamment obtenu le prix Victor Rossel des jeunes, pour Retour Montechiarro (Fayard, 2001).Vincent Engel a publiplusieurs ouvrages, en particulier, Oubliez Adam Weinberger (Fayard, 2000), Mon voisin, c'est quelqu'un (Fayard, 2002),Requiem vnitien(Fayard, 2003), Raphal et Latitia (Mille et une nuits, 2003), Les Angliques (Fayard, 2004), Le Son de MalaLa (Grand miroir, 2006) et Les Absentes (Latts, 2006).
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Shipping & Returns
Shipping
We ship your order within 2–3 business days for USA deliveries and 5–8 business days for international shipments. Once your package has been dispatched from our warehouse, you'll receive an email confirmation with a tracking number, allowing you to track the status of your delivery.
Returns
To facilitate a smooth return process, a Return Authorization (RA) Number is required for all returns. Returns without a valid RA number will be declined and may incur additional fees. You can request an RA number within 15 days of the original delivery date. For more details, please refer to our Return & Refund Policy page.
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Warranty
We provide a 2-year limited warranty, from the date of purchase for all our products.
If you believe you have received a defective product, or are experiencing any problems with your product, please contact us.
This warranty strictly does not cover damages that arose from negligence, misuse, wear and tear, or not in accordance with product instructions (dropping the product, etc.).
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