Project Gutenberg 2014-09-29 Public domain in the USA. 74 Serao, Matilde 1856 1927 Scarfoglia, Matilde Serao Serao-Scarfoglia, Matilde Suor Giovanna della Croce: romanzo 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) "Suor Giovanna della Croce: romanzo" by Matilde Serao is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around the titular character, Suor Giovanna, an elderly nun facing profound distress as she and her fellow sisters are forcibly expelled from their convent due to new government laws. The narrative explores themes of faith, loss, and the universal experience of suffering, as it delves into the life of an individual stripped of her identity and sacred commitments. The opening of the novel sets a somber tone, introducing readers to the austere life within the cloister of the convent, where Suor Giovanna and her companions reside. As the narrative unfolds, we witness significant events that lead to the dissolution of their community, highlighting the emotional turmoil experienced by the sisters, particularly the oldest among them, Suor Teresa. The bad news delivered by their priest, Don Ferdinando, about the impending closure of their convent initiates a wave of grief among the nuns, who must grapple with leaving their home—a space that has been a sanctuary for them for decades. Suor Giovanna, recalling her past life as Luisa Bevilacqua, reflects on her lost dreams and the stark contrast between her desires and the oppressive reality of her present as she faces an uncertain future outside the safety of the convent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) it Italian fiction Juana de la Cruz, sor, 1481-1534 -- Fiction PQ Text IT Romanzi Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 364083 364092 2024-09-19T14:54:43.403424 2023-09-20T10:53:22.179735 text/html text/html 361770 2014-09-29T10:58:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 191217 2014-09-29T10:58:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 210691 2024-09-19T14:54:48.798398 application/epub+zip 207457 2024-09-19T14:54:44.335407 application/epub+zip 207457 2024-09-19T14:54:43.873440 application/epub+zip 312382 2024-09-19T14:54:52.347359 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 280958 2024-09-19T14:54:48.305401 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281141 2022-09-21T11:04:14.792439 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321891 2024-09-19T14:54:42.838444 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 323063 2014-09-29T10:58:06 text/plain; charset=utf-8 119840 2014-09-29T10:58:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 319851 2014-09-29T10:58:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 119389 2014-09-29T10:58:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20555 2024-09-19T14:54:52.478361 application/rdf+xml 9799 2024-09-19T14:54:43.958409 image/jpeg 1715 2024-09-19T14:54:43.916417 image/jpeg 192693 2024-09-19T14:54:43.439420 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