Author : Federico de Roberto
Publisher : Verso Books
ISBN 13 : 1784782580
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (847 download)
Book Synopsis The Viceroys by : Federico de Roberto
Download or read book The Viceroys written by Federico de Roberto and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lost literary classic, written in 1894, The Viceroys is one of the most acclaimed masterworks of Italian realism. The novel follows three generations of the aristocratic Uzeda family as it struggles to hold on to power in the face of the cataclysmic changes rocking Sicily. As Garibaldi's triumphs move Italy toward unification, the Uzedas try every means to retain their position. De Roberto's satirical and mordant pen depicts a cast of upper-class schemers, headed by the old matriarch, Donna Teresa, and exemplified by her arrogant and totally unscrupulous son, Consalvo, who rises to political eminence through lip service, double-dealing, and hypocrisy. The Viceroys is a vast dramatic panorama: a new world fighting to shrug off the viciousness and iniquities of the old.