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The Betrothed: A Novel
By: Alessandro Manzoni, Michael F. Moore - translator, Jhumpa Lahiri - afterword
Narrated by: Ari Fliakos, Susan Vinciotti Bonito
Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 09-13-22
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Audio

Publisher’s summary

“The first English translation in more than fifty years of Alessandro Manzoni’s masterpiece, a work of foundational Italian literature on par with the Divine Comedy and the Decameron.”—The Wall Street Journal

“An exemplary historical novel” (The New Yorker) from the father of modern Italian literature, The Betrothed receives its first new English-language translation in fifty years, hailed as “a landmark literary occasion” by Jhumpa Lahiri.

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker

The Betrothed is a cornerstone of Italian culture, language, and literature. Published in its final form in 1842, The Betrothed has inspired generations of Italian readers and writers. Giuseppe Verdi composed his majestic Requiem Mass in honor of Manzoni. Italo Calvino called the novel “a classic that has never ceased shaping reality in Italy” while Umberto Eco praised its author as a “most subtle critic and analyst of languages.” The Betrothed has been celebrated by Primo Levi and Natalia Ginzburg, and is one of Pope Francis’s favorite books. But, until now, it has remained relatively unknown to English readers.

In the fall of 1628, two young lovers are forced to flee their village on the shores of Lake Como after a powerful lord prevents their marriage, plunging them into the maelstrom of history. Manzoni draws on actual people and events to create an unforgettable fresco of Italian life and society. In this greatest of historical novels, he takes the reader on a journey through the Spanish occupation of Milan, the ravages of war, class tensions, social injustice, religious faith, and a plague that devastates northern Italy. But within Manzoni’s epic tale, readers will also hear powerful echoes of our own day.

Michael F. Moore’s dynamic new translation of The Betrothed brings to life Manzoni’s timeless literary masterpiece.

Public Domain (P)2022 Random House Audio

Critic reviews
“This is not just a book; it offers consolation to the whole of humanity.” (Giuseppe Verdi)

“[Manzoni is] the only Italian literary figure whom his countrymen consider worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Dante…. It is almost impossible to accept this book as a first novel. Through the virtuosity with which its creator deploys and refines his raw materials, the story of Renzo and Lucia…consistently transcends its considerable potential for sentimentality…. The mélange of tones, styles and methods within the book makes the experience of reading it one of the most rewarding—and simultaneously most challenging—in nineteenth-century fiction.” (From the introduction by Jonathan Keates)

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This is a Multifile Torrent
01. Preface by Jhumpa Lahiri.mp3 19.42 MBs
02. Translator’s Introduction.mp3 25.27 MBs
03. Introduction.mp3 7.57 MBs
04. Chapter 01.mp3 35.53 MBs
05. Chapter 02.mp3 24.27 MBs
06. Chapter 03.mp3 28.01 MBs
07. Chapter 04.mp3 29.35 MBs
08. Chapter 05.mp3 27.51 MBs
09. Chapter 06.mp3 26.18 MBs
10. Chapter 07.mp3 34.83 MBs
11. Chapter 08.mp3 40.39 MBs
12. Chapter 09.mp3 39.76 MBs
13. Chapter 10.mp3 42.61 MBs
14. Chapter 11.mp3 34.88 MBs
15. Chapter 12.mp3 25.77 MBs
16. Chapter 13.mp3 28.07 MBs
17. Chapter 14.mp3 29.77 MBs
18. Chapter 15.mp3 30.35 MBs
19. Chapter 16.mp3 28.42 MBs
20. Chapter 17.mp3 28.73 MBs
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26. Chapter 23.mp3 33.66 MBs
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28. Chapter 25.mp3 26.79 MBs
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31. Chapter 28.mp3 40.92 MBs
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40. Chapter 37.mp3 24.53 MBs
41. Chapter 38.mp3 31.02 MBs
42. Historical Background.mp3 3.72 MBs
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