Jettatura
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ISBN10: 1162668989
ISBN13: 9781162668987
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.17 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781162668987
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 84
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.17 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Jettatura is a novel written by French author Theophile Gautier. The story is set in Naples, Italy and follows the life of a young artist named Malipiero. Malipiero is a talented painter, but he is also cursed with the jettatura, or the evil eye. This curse causes anyone who looks at him to suffer misfortune or bad luck. Despite his curse, Malipiero falls in love with a beautiful woman named Corona. However, their relationship is threatened by the curse and the superstitious beliefs of the people around them. Malipiero must navigate through various obstacles and challenges to try and overcome the curse and win the heart of Corona. Throughout the novel, Gautier explores themes of love, superstition, and the power of belief. The story is filled with vivid descriptions of Naples and its people, as well as the art and culture of the time. Jettatura is a classic novel that has been praised for its literary style and its exploration of the human condition. It is a must-read for anyone interested in French literature or the romantic era.The nails on these fingers, curved like tigers' claws and vultures' talons, came closer and closer to his face and appeared to seek to tear his eyes out. By a supreme effort he managed to brush aside these hands that were winged like bats, but the hands were followed by heads of bulls, buffaloes, and stags, the whitened skulls filled with a life that was death, and which goring him with horns or anuers.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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