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The Child of Pleasure (Hardcover)
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The Child of Pleasure (Hardcover)
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The Child of Pleasure (1889) is a novel by Gabriele D'Annunzio. The
first in a series of three novels exploring the lives of the
Italian bourgeoisie, The Child of Pleasure marked a shift in
D'Annunzio's early writing, which consisted of poems in the
Symbolist tradition. Considered a central text of Italian
Decadentism, the novel has earned comparisons to the work of Oscar
Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans. "The next evening, he arrived at the
palace a few minutes earlier than usual, with a wonderful gardenia
in his button-hole and a vague uneasiness in his mind. His coupe
had to stop in front of the entrance, the portico being occupied by
another carriage, from which a lady was alighting. The liveries,
the horses, the ceremonial which accompanied her arrival all
proclaimed a great position. The Count caught a glimpse of a tall
and graceful figure, a scintillation of diamonds in dark hair and a
slender foot on the step." From his home at the Palazzo Zuccari,
Andrea Sperelli leads a life in pursuit of beauty, pleasure, and
women. When an ex-lover returns to Rome following the breakdown of
her marriage, he loses interest in his numerous affairs and longs
to regain her love. But the past proves difficult to forget, the
memories of betrayal and unhappiness no less painful after so many
years apart. Wounded in a duel, Andrea is taken to a rural village
to recuperate. There, he meets the beautiful Maria, who seems to
promise a life of love and friendship. With a beautifully designed
cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of
Gabriele D'Annunzio's The Child of Pleasure is a classic work of
Italian literature reimagined for modern readers.
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