Malafrena
First paperback publication of Le Guin's historical novel, set in the fictional country of her "Orsinian Tales." "Malafrena" tells the story of Itale Sorde, the son of the owner of an estate on a lake called Malafrena in a valley of the same name. Itale leaves the estate, against his father's...
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First paperback publication of Le Guin's historical novel, set in the fictional country of her "Orsinian Tales." "Malafrena" tells the story of Itale Sorde, the son of the owner of an estate on a lake called Malafrena in a valley of the same name. Itale leaves the estate, against his father's will, to seek adventure. He becomes engaged in nationalistic and revolutionary politics in the Austrian Empire of the early 1800's. Perhaps an homage to 19th century Russian literature, the story shares themes with the author's previous sf novel, "The Dispossessed."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780425046470 (0425046478)
ASIN: 425046478
Publish date: September 1st 1980
Publisher: Berkley
Pages no: 343
Edition language: English
I don't know what I think about this book. I've had it for years but never tried to read it until recently, which is odd since UKL is one of my very favorite writers. I think perhaps I don't yet "get" this one. It was hard for me to get into. The characters weren't compelling for me. Rather than qui...
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