Vendetta by Honoré de Balzac
"Vendetta" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story unfolds against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic France, focusing on the themes of family loyalty, vengeance, and the intersecting lives of its characters. The central figure is Ginevra di Piombo, a young woman navigating the complicated emotional landscape of love and familial obligations, particularly as it relates to her father's vendetta against the Porta family. The opening
portion of the novel introduces Bartolomeo di Piombo and his family, who are refugees from Corsica, having fled to Paris after personal tragedy struck. As Bartolomeo confronts his past and the network of revenge tied to his family's history, he strives to find a place for his family in a new society. Ginevra, his daughter, becomes entangled with Luigi Porta, the son of his family's enemies, complicating the narrative of vendetta and love. As Ginevra's affections for Luigi blossom, she faces a tumultuous struggle between her loyalty to her parents and her desire for happiness, setting the stage for both a romantic and tragic exploration of familial ties and the legacy of vengeance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850 |
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| Translator | Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908 |
| Title | Vendetta |
| Note | Reading ease score: 69.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Vendetta_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by John Bickers, Bonnie Sala, and Dagny, and David Widger |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Historical fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1374 |
| Release Date | Oct 28, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 149 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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