Sparrow
the story of a songbird
1. Dedalus ed.
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Contributions
- Donougher, Christine, 1954- - Contributor
Publication
1994 - Dedalus Ltd, Sawtry, Cambs [England, England
Language
English
Word Count
44,250 words, Guess
Page Count
177 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101873982461
- ISBN-100781802954
- ISBN-139781873982464
- ISBN-139780781802956
- LibraryThing1472446
Classifications
- LCCPQ4734.V5 S713 1994
- LCCPQ4734.V5S713 1994
Description
This is the first English translation of Verga's novel La Storia di una Capinera and is the official tie-in with the Zeffirelli film Sparrow. Set in 1854 in a Sicily devastated by a cholera epidemic. Sparrow tells of a love that can never be; the brief existence of a girl, forced to become a nun, who falls in love with a young man, but who, on returning to the convent, goes insane. Zeffirelli chose to film Sparrow as he was intrigued by the need for idealised and absolute love. "It is a challenge for me to tell of 'The Insanity of Absolute Love' with its emotional yearnings and enchantment, its exchanges of furtive glances and stolen caresses".
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Series Statement
- Dedalus European classics
Other Editions
- Sparrow: the story of a songbird
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