"Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story" by Grazia Deledda is a book set in Sardinia during the late 1800s, that follows the life of Olì, a young woman, and her struggle with love and societal expectations. The tale starts on Midsummer Eve, where a fifteen-year-old Olì, full of beauty and innocence, is caught up in a secret love affair with Anania, a farm-laborer hiding a big secret. As their romance grows, the story suggests a coming storm of judgment and rigid family rules. Olì's father steps in, warning her about Anania's lies, signaling the start of heartbreak and tough decisions for Olì, who finds herself stuck between her desires and the world around her. With its strong images of Sardinia and the clash between what's wanted and what's allowed, the scene is set for a moving story of young love meeting the hard truths of reality.
Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story
By Grazia Deledda
Amidst the raw beauty of Sardinia, a young woman's forbidden love ignites a tragic battle against betrayal and societal chains.
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About the AuthorGrazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [i.e. Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general". She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize, and only the second woman in general after Selma Lagerlöf was awarded hers in 1909.
Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her native island [i.e. Sardinia] and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general". She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize, and only the second woman in general after Selma Lagerlöf was awarded hers in 1909.
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