
In a sun‑scorched African plain, a newlywed couple is whisked into a remote, crumbling villa for the first days of their honeymoon. The gathering is anything but festive: guests stare at the pallid, restless groom, whose strange demeanor and unsettling color changes set a tone of unease. Beside him, his young bride—bright, impulsive, and still a child at heart—offers a stark contrast, her lively gestures both endearing and bewildering.
As the ceremony dissolves into awkward conversation, the bride’s sudden outburst and the groom’s trembling reveal a love teetering on the edge of obsession. Their fragile connection is tested by the harsh landscape and the watchful eyes of a skeptical colonel, while a lingering sense of mystery clings to the dust‑laden air. Listeners are drawn into a vivid portrait of passion, anxiety, and the surreal rituals that bind two very different souls together.
Language
it
Duration
~3 hours (217K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2018-03-18
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1867–1936
Known for stories and plays that blur the line between truth and performance, this Nobel Prize-winning writer changed modern drama with works that are witty, unsettling, and deeply human.
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