Vengeances Corses

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Vengeances Corses

by comte Pierre Paul Raoul Colonna de Cesari-Rocca

FR·~2 hours·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total
1

LA VENDETTA

12:24
2

LE FUSIL

6:59
3

RÈGLES & COUTUMES DE LA VENDETTA

11:16
4

LE BANDITISME

26:06
5

SAMPIERO CORSO

34:27
6

LE CAPORAL BONAPARTE

6:08
7

NASONE

6:22
8

GALLOCCHIO

23:06
9

TABLE DES MATIÈRES

3:08
10

Notes du transcripteur

0:30

Description

In the rugged heart of medieval Corsica, the ancient law of vendetta governs every heartbeat. The narrative opens with a vivid portrait of a people for whom honor and retaliation are inseparable, weaving together centuries‑old proverbs, grim philosophy, and the raw pulse of a society that measures justice by blood. As the island’s stark cliffs and restless seas echo with old grudges, the story invites listeners to ponder whether retribution can ever be truly balanced.

Against this backdrop, a young Corsican named Mateo finds himself caught between his family’s relentless thirst for vengeance and a forbidden love that threatens to dissolve his loyalties. When a betrayal sparks a deadly cycle of retaliation, he must navigate a labyrinth of feuds, secret alliances, and the weight of ancestral expectations. The first act sets the stage for a tense struggle where each choice could ignite a new war, leaving the listener eager to hear how one man confronts the relentless tide of his culture’s honor code.

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Language

fr

Duration

~2 hours (125K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Véronique Le Bris, Laurent Vogel 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) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Release date

2021-05-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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comte Pierre Paul Raoul Colonna de Cesari-Rocca

1864–1922

A French historian and writer from Corsica, he devoted much of his work to the island’s past, families, and legends. His books blend careful historical interest with a strong sense of place, making Corsican history feel vivid and personal.

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