The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2

By Nathaniel Hawthorne

(3.5 stars) • 10 reviews

In a landscape of art and sorrow, the lives of two intertwining characters forever change as they grapple with isolation and the weight of their past.

Genres

Culture/Civilization/Society Literature Fiction

Released

2006-02-26

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Summary

"The Marble Faun; Or, The Romance of Monte Beni - Volume 2" by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel that explores the lives of characters like Kenyon and Donatello, set within an Italian landscape rich with art and shadowed by isolation and transformation. Kenyon journeys to Donatello's ancient Tuscan home, now filled with melancholy, observing the stark changes in Donatello's character and his struggle with lost joy following their experiences. The narrative juxtaposes the beauty of the surroundings with the characters' emotional states, highlighting their confrontation with the realities of their lives and relationships amidst haunting remnants of the past.