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The Betrothed (I promessi sposi)

Alessandro Manzoni. Italy’s national novel of Providence, plague, and conversion.

Best overall: Bruce Penman (Penguin Classics) ISBN 9780140442748. Bookshop.org ↗

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Also good: Michael F. Moore’s 2022 Modern Library translation is the fresh, prize-winning alternative.

Author: Alessandro Manzoni
In the reading room: The Betrothed
Reading list: Fiction & Literature

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The Betrothed (I promessi sposi)

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