Il Benefattore by Luigi Capuana
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"Il Benefattore" by Luigi Capuana is a novel written during the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a small Sicilian town called Settefonti, where an Englishman named Pietro Kyllea arrives with grand plans to buy neglected land and transform it into a flourishing agricultural area. As he navigates local customs and interacts with the townsfolk, Kyllea's presence disrupts the status quo and begins to create a mixture of intrigue and resentment
among the local gentry. The opening of the novel introduces us to the arrival of the Englishman at the Albergo del Gallo, where he is met with curiosity and skepticism by the townspeople and the local notary, La Bella. Kyllea expresses his intent to purchase several plots of seemingly worthless land in the Tirantello area. He is met with astonishment, as the local residents, particularly the landowners, are enticed by the prospect of profit but are equally wary of this foreigner's bold ambitions. Tension builds as rumors spread throughout Settefonti about Kyllea's plans, demonstrating the clash between traditional ways of thinking and the potential for change brought by this outsider. The narrative hints at deeper socio-political undercurrents involving class struggles and the transformation of rural life, setting the stage for conflict as the story progresses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Capuana, Luigi, 1839-1915 |
|---|---|
| Title | Il Benefattore |
| Contents | Il benefattore -- Per un sogno -- Raccontava il dottor Maggioli: I. I microbi del Signor Sferlazzo. II. L'incredibile esperimento. III. Un geloso!!! IV. La redenzione dei capolavori. V. Due scoperte. IV L'invisible. VII. Il busto -- Care parentesi -- Enimma. |
| Credits | Produced by Claudio Paganelli, Carlo Traverso, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. Prodotto in comune tra Progetto Manuzio e Project Gutenberg |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Italian |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Italian literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 7459 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-07459-7 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 446 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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