L'incantesimo : romanzo

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L'incantesimo : romanzo

by Enrico Annibale Butti

IT·~9 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

L’INCANTESIMO.

0:17

Nota dell’Autore.

1:09

I. L’apparizione.

44:25

II. L’incontro.

49:20

III. I fantasmi e le idee.

35:04

IV. L’Albero del Bene e del Male.

27:37

V. Echi del passato.

26:26

VI. Prime nebbie.

42:03

VII. Al bivio.

49:28

VIII. Una festa.

32:57

Description

Aurelio Imberido, a young count of restless intellect, is found hunched over a hefty volume of political economy when an insistent bell shatters his concentration. The sudden jolt pulls him from a half‑sleep, thrusting him onto a balcony where the fading light paints the distant Iron Stone pyramid in a melancholy rose‑hued glow. In this brief, almost cinematic moment he confronts the frailty of his own body, a reminder that even the most determined mind cannot outrun the natural rhythms that govern us all.

Through vivid description of his aristocratic lineage and the solitary world of his studies, the novel sets the stage for Aurelio’s inner conflict between lofty ambition and the unseen forces that shape destiny. His sharp observations on society and politics hint at a deeper quest for meaning, while the lingering sense of loss that inspired the author adds an emotional undercurrent. Listeners are invited to follow Aurelio as he navigates the tension between reason and the mysterious currents that pull at the heart of every life.

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Language

it

Duration

~9 hours (555K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

Milano: Treves, 1897.

Credits

Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))

Release date

Nov 6, 2023

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Enrico Annibale Butti

Enrico Annibale Butti

1868–1912

A thoughtful Italian novelist and playwright from turn-of-the-century Milan, he brought the era’s biggest moral and social questions onto the stage. His work often wrestles with modernity, idealism, and the uneasy gap between dreams and reality.

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