{"product_id":"the-betrothed-paperback","title":"The Betrothed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Manzoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael F. Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJhumpa Lahiri\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eItaly's greatest novel and a masterpiece of world literature, \u003ci\u003eThe Betrothed \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the unforgettable romance of Renzo and Lucia, who endure tyranny, war, famine, and plague to be together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in 1827 but set two centuries earlier, against the tumultuous backdrop of seventeenth-century Lombardy during the Thirty Years' War, \u003ci\u003eThe Betrothed\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of two peasant lovers who want nothing more than to marry. Their region of northern Italy is under Spanish occupation, and when the vicious Spaniard Don Rodrigo blocks their union in an attempt to take Lucia for himself, the couple must struggle to persevere against his plots--which include false charges against Renzo and the kidnapping of Lucia by a robber baron called the Unnamed--while beset by the hazards of war, bread riots, and a terrifying outbreak of bubonic plague. First and foremost a love story, the novel also weaves issues of faith, justice, power, and truth into a sweeping epic in the tradition of \u003ci\u003eIvanhoe, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLes Mis?rables, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e Groundbreakingly populist in its day and hugely influential to succeeding generations, Alessandro Manzoni's masterwork has long been considered one of Italy's national treasures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTranslated by Archibald Colquhoun\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.5 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52019888455981,"sku":"9780812978810","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/the-betrothed-paperback-7342774.webp?v=1777439765","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-betrothed-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}