Mastro Don Gesualdo

On the face of things, Mastro Don Gesualdo is a success. Born a peasant but a man' with an eye for everything going', he becomes one of the richest men in Sicily, marrying an aristocrat with his daughter destined, in time, to wed a duke. But Gesualdo falls foul of the rigid class structure of mid-19th century Sicily. His title Mastro Don, 'Worker Gentleman', is ironic in itself. Peasants and gentry alike resent his extraordinary success. And when the pattern of society is threatened by revolt, Gesualdo is the rebels' first target.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: 03/21/2000
ISBN: 9781873982525
Pages: 200
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 7.82h x 5.11w x 1.03d