An epic tale of love, lies, and a family’s disgrace in the unforgiving south of Italy. After receiving stunning critical acclaim and France’s most prestigious literary award, the Goncourt Prize, Laurent Gaudé’s The House of Scorta (published in France as Le Soleil des Scorta) has sold more than 400,000 copies. Spanning five generations in a small village in southern Italy, Gaudé’s novel is laced with infamous crimes, forsaken loves, and lifelong secrets. The saga of the Scortas opens in 1870 with Rocco Scorta Mascalzone, the bastard product of a rape and a notorious scoundrel whose legacy the family is forced to confront. While their lineage seems doomed to struggle, the Scortas are blessed with an imposing pride and a relentless faith in their own power. Besides a little tobacco shop they manage to open with their years of savings, their wealth all but lies in their memories and their collective belief in the pursuit of happiness. Gaudé’s omniscient, linear narrative is interwoven with the recollections of the old Carmela as she delivers her last confession to the family priest, exposing the family’s deep-buried secret.

The House of Scorta

Literature & Fiction

Laurent Gaudé

World Literature

Anchor Canada

Un agent des services de renseignements français gagné par une grande lassitude est chargé de retrouver à Beyrouth un ancien membre des commandos d'élite américains soupçonné de divers trafics. Il croise le chemin d'une archéologue irakienne qui tente de sauver les trésors des musées des villes bombardées. Les lointaines épopées de héros du passé scandent leurs parcours le général Grant écrasant les Confédérés, Hannibal marchant sur Rome, Hailé Sélassié se dressant contre l'envahisseur fasciste... Un roman inquiet et mélancolique qui constate l'inanité de toute conquête et proclame que seules l'humanité et la beauté valent la peine qu'on meure pour elles.

Ecoutez nos défaites (French Edition)

Genre Fiction

French and European Publications Inc

El Sol De Los Scorta

Contemporary

Salamandra

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