Malombra (novel)

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Malombra
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Title page for Malombra (1914 edition)
Author Antonio Fogazzaro
LanguageItalian
Genre Gothic
Publication date
1881
Publication place Italy
Media typePrint

Malombra is an 1881 novel by the Italian writer Antonio Fogazzaro. It is a Gothic story set close to Lake Como in the mid-Nineteenth century. It was Fogazzaro's debut novel. [1]

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Synopsis

A young woman living in a castle, comes to believe that she is the returned spirit of a former aristocrat who once live there.

Adaptations

The novel was turned into films on two occasions: a 1917 silent film directed by Carmine Gallone and a 1942 film directed by Mario Soldati. In 1974 the story was adapted as a miniseries for Italian television.

References

  1. Brand & Pertile p.472

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