San Pantaleone (1886) - Gabriele D' Annunzio - Bog

San Pantaleone is a novel written by Gabriele D'Annunzio and published in 1886. The story is set in the small Italian town of San Pantaleone, where the protagonist, Andrea Sperelli, arrives to escape his troubled past. Andrea is a young, wealthy aristocrat who has a reputation for being a womanizer, but he is determined to change his ways and start anew.As he settles into the town, Andrea becomes enamored with a local woman named Elena Muti. Elena is beautiful and mysterious, and Andrea becomes obsessed with her. However, Elena is married to a wealthy and powerful man, and their relationship is fraught with danger and intrigue.Throughout the novel, Andrea struggles with his feelings for Elena and his desire to be a better person. He also becomes embroiled in a series of scandals and conflicts with the town's other residents, including a bitter feud with a local artist.San Pantaleone is a complex and nuanced novel that explores themes of love, redemption, and the struggle to find meaning in life. D'Annunzio's writing is poetic and vivid, bringing the town and its inhabitants to life in vivid detail. The novel is a masterpiece of Italian literature and a must-read for anyone interested in the works of Gabriele D'Annunzio.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.