Project Gutenberg 2013-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 88 Colombi, marchesa 1840 1920 Torelli-Viollier, Maria Antonietta Torriani Colombi, la Marchesa Serate d'inverno Prefazione -- Teste alate -- La prima disgrazia -- Impara l'arte e mettila da parte -- Fiore d'arancio -- In provincia -- Un velo bianco. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli, Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Serate d'inverno" by Marchesa Colombi is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of family life and the tranquil yet sometimes stultifying atmosphere of long winter evenings, reflecting on domestic interactions and the subtle tensions that underlie them. The work offers a poignant insight into various characters, particularly the narrator and her family, as they navigate their routine. The opening of "Serate d'inverno" establishes a scene of an Italian family gathered during a chilly winter evening. As members return from their daily activities, conversations revolve around the mundane events of their lives, revealing their personalities and social dynamics. The narrator reminisces about the interactions among family members, depicting a blend of humor and frustration while highlighting the contrasts between the lively expectations of youth and the steady, almost monotonous rhythm of elder generations. Characters like the grandfather, who dozes by the fire, and the relatives engaged in repetitive tasks provide a vivid portrayal of domestic life, setting the stage for the collection's deeper themes of familial bonds and the passage of time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43316/43316-h/images/cover.jpg it Italian fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Racconti Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 283539 283548 2024-09-18T07:54:50.398421 2023-09-19T04:07:03.573288 text/html text/html 281843 2013-07-26T13:47:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 154301 2013-07-26T13:47:20 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 175851 2024-09-18T07:54:55.447378 application/epub+zip 173046 2024-09-18T07:54:51.235408 application/epub+zip 173045 2024-09-18T07:54:50.807404 application/epub+zip 260907 2024-09-18T07:54:58.629416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230564 2024-09-18T07:54:55.011394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230754 2022-09-19T18:10:53.890306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249228 2024-09-18T07:54:49.806407 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 249751 2013-07-26T13:46:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 96479 2013-07-26T13:47:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 247526 2013-07-26T13:47:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 96125 2013-07-26T13:47:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20342 2024-09-18T07:54:58.772368 application/rdf+xml 14056 2024-09-18T07:54:50.900406 image/jpeg 2169 2024-09-18T07:54:50.854399 image/jpeg 154779 2024-09-18T07:54:50.427405 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