Marianna : $b Romaani

audiobook

Marianna : $b Romaani

by Grazia Deledda

FI·~5 hours·18 chapters

Chapters

18 total
1

GRAZIA DELEDDA

0:07
2

language: Finnish

0:02
3

GRAZIA DELEDDA

14:31
4

I

30:19
5

II

37:08
6

III

22:37
7

IV

32:44
8

V

24:28
9

VI

26:00
10

VII

25:25

Description

In the sun‑baked hills of Sardinia, a tight‑knit community clings to ancient customs while the restless sea whispers of change. Against this backdrop a young woman of fierce perception and restless spirit begins to chart a path that defies the expectations of her modest village, where poetry is a whispered pastime and writing a daring rebellion. The novel paints the island’s rugged landscape, its tangled families, and the lingering echo of vendetta, offering a vivid portrait of a world where honor and survival walk hand in hand.

Through keen observations and tender detail, the story follows her growing awareness of both the beauty and the harshness of island life, from the rites of the countryside to the shadowed presence of the bandito. As she wrestles with the pull of tradition and the lure of a wider world, readers are invited into a narrative that balances intimate character study with the broader pulse of a culture on the brink of modernity.

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Language

fi

Duration

~5 hours (342K characters)

Release date

2025-01-19

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Grazia Deledda

Grazia Deledda

1871–1936

A Nobel Prize-winning novelist from Sardinia, her stories are known for their vivid sense of place and their deep sympathy for ordinary lives. She wrote with quiet intensity about tradition, hardship, faith, and the pull of fate.

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