Posted by Guillermo Maynez
on 2/10/2011, 12:31:09, in reply to "The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni"
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I am reading it (and loving it), I should be finished by Wednesday or so. It's a fascinating historical novel, written with technical mastery, social insight, a curious way by the author to intrude in the narration, and a great fresco of XVIIth Century Europe.
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: Our October reading selection is The Betrothed (or I
: promessi sposi ) by Alessandro Manzoni.
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: What plans do the rest of you have for reading this
: book?
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: I ask only because of its considerable length and the
: fact that I read it just a few years ago. If there is
: to be only limited participation, then I might not
: re-read it since I still remember the basic elements
: of the story.
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