The Mother is a novel by the Italian author Grazia Deledda, originally published in 1920. Set in rural Sardinia, the story follows the life of a woman named Maria Maddalena, who is known as ""the mother"" in her village. She is a strong and resilient figure, devoted to her family and her community, but also haunted by the ghosts of her past.As a young woman, Maria Maddalena was forced to marry a man she did not love, and her life was marked by tragedy and hardship. She lost several of her children to illness and poverty, ...
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The Mother is a novel by the Italian author Grazia Deledda, originally published in 1920. Set in rural Sardinia, the story follows the life of a woman named Maria Maddalena, who is known as ""the mother"" in her village. She is a strong and resilient figure, devoted to her family and her community, but also haunted by the ghosts of her past.As a young woman, Maria Maddalena was forced to marry a man she did not love, and her life was marked by tragedy and hardship. She lost several of her children to illness and poverty, and was forced to make difficult choices in order to survive. Despite these challenges, she remained committed to her family and her faith, and became a beloved figure in her village.The novel explores themes of love, loss, and redemption, as well as the complex social and cultural dynamics of rural Sardinia. Deledda's prose is lyrical and evocative, capturing the beauty and harshness of the landscape, and the deep-rooted traditions and beliefs of the people who inhabit it.Overall, The Mother is a powerful and moving portrait of a woman's life, and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.1928. The Mother is an unusual book, both in its story and its setting in a remote Sardinian hill village, half civilized and superstitious. But the chief interest lies in the psychological study of the two chief characters, and the action of the story takes place so rapidly (all within the space of two days) and the actual drama is so interwoven with the mental conflict, and all so forced by circumstances, that it is almost Greek in its simple and inevitable tragedy. The book is written without offense to any creed or opinions, and touches on no questions of either doctrine or Church government. It is jut a human problem, the result of primitive human nature against man-made laws it cannot understand.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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