Project Gutenberg 2013-07-07 Public domain in the USA. 60 Vivanti, Annie 1866 1942 Chartres, Annie Vivanti Vivanti, Anna ...Sorella di Messalina: Romanzo Reading ease score: 50.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Carlo Traverso, Leonardo Palladino, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com) "...Sorella di Messalina: Romanzo" by Annie Vivanti is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story introduces a cynical and unconventional love scenario involving the main character, Alberto, who becomes intrigued by a mysterious woman named Raimonda after responding to her peculiar personal ad. The novel promises to explore themes of love, identity, and the complexities of relationships, particularly as they navigate societal expectations. The opening of the novel establishes Alberto's disarming encounter with Raimonda after he responds to her unusual ad seeking a gentleman possessing qualities she feels she lacks. Initially amused by the situation, Alberto's curiosity leads him to meet her in a dimly lit bar. Their dialogue reveals Raimonda's enigmatic nature; she embodies a contradiction of allure and despair, and her views on beauty and youth challenge Alberto's perceptions. As their relationship unfolds amidst witty banter and philosophical musings, the introduction sets the stage for a deeper exploration of love that transcends mere attraction, raising questions about obsession, mortality, and the nature of genuine connection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 192180 191699 2024-10-18T07:04:30.840891 2023-09-18T15:11:15.213169 text/html text/html 196094 2013-07-07T09:52:26 text/html 70065 2013-07-07T09:54:11 text/html application/zip 153796 2024-10-18T07:04:38.632041 application/epub+zip 154518 2024-10-18T07:04:34.301872 application/epub+zip 143245 2024-10-18T07:04:32.945892 application/epub+zip 301793 2024-10-18T07:04:41.878863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273830 2024-10-18T07:04:37.701862 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242059 2022-09-19T16:48:01.323943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163704 163483 2024-10-18T07:04:30.051884 2023-09-18T15:11:14.569184 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 161892 2013-07-07T09:49:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 63667 2013-07-07T09:49:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20166 2024-10-18T07:04:42.013828 application/rdf+xml 13136 2024-10-18T07:04:33.489902 image/jpeg 3215 2024-10-18T07:04:33.213868 image/jpeg 148306 2024-10-18T07:04:30.858906 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog it.wikipedia en.wikipedia