With his novels, short stories, and plays, Giovanni Verga (1840?1922) achieved renown in the Italian verismo (realist) school of writing. This outstanding selection of 12 short stories ? most from the Sicilian writer's Vita dei campi (Rural Life) and Novelle rusticane (Rustic Stories) ? attests to his storytelling skills.
Selections include "Nedda," a short story that initiated Verga's naturalistic depictions of Sicilian peasant life; the much-celebrated "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Rustic Chivalry), a tale of flirtation, jealousy, and a deadly duel; and "L'amante di Gramigna" (Gramigna's Mistress), a fascinating psychological study. The collection also features "Reverie," "Jeli the Herdsman," "Nasty Redhead," "The She-Wolf," "Pestilential Air," "Possessions," "The History of St. Joseph's Donkey," "Dark Bread," and "Liberty."
For this dual-language book, the editor has provided excellent new English translations on pages facing the original Italian text, as well as an informative Introduction and notes.

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Introduction
Nedda / Nedda
From Vita dei campi (Rural Life)
Fantasticheria / Reverie
Jeli il pastore / Jeli the Herdsman
Rosso Malpelo / Nasty Redhead
Cavalleria rusticana / Rustic Chivalry
La Lupa / The She-wolf
L'amante di Gramigna / Gramigna's Mistress
From Novelle rusticane (Rustic Stories)
Malaria / Pestilential Air
La roba / Possessions
Storia dell' asino di S. Giuseppe / The History of St. Joseph's Donkey
Pane nero / Dark Bread
Libertà / Liberty