
MASCHERE NUDE
In a stark, stone‑walled room of a secluded Tuscan villa, a small community gathers to mourn the mysterious death of a young man, the son of the enigmatic Donn’Anna Luna. The scene is dominated by a litany of whispered prayers, the rustle of simple, weary women and the uneasy presence of a shy parish priest, Don Giorgio Mei, whose tentative words barely bridge the gap between comfort and uncertainty. As the ritual fades, the silence that follows reveals the fragile ties binding the grieving sister, Donna Fiorina Segni, to her sister’s sorrow.
Against this backdrop, the lingering presence of Donn’Anna’s mother, Francesca Noretti, and the distant relatives who linger at the doorway hint at hidden expectations and familial duty. The priest’s hesitant attempts at consolation clash with Donna Fiorina’s raw anguish, exposing a clash between religious ritual and personal despair. Listeners are drawn into a quiet drama where every pause and sigh carries the weight of unspoken histories.
Language
it
Duration
~1 hours (72K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
Italy: Bemporad, 1924.
Credits
Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library)
Release date
2023-02-09
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1867–1936
Best known for turning questions of identity and illusion into gripping drama, this Nobel Prize-winning Italian writer helped reshape modern theater. His stories and plays often ask who we really are when every person sees us differently.
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