Project Gutenberg 2006-08-16 Public domain in the USA. 86 Serao, Matilde 1856 1927 Scarfoglia, Matilde Serao Serao-Scarfoglia, Matilde 32016120 Gli amanti: pastelli L'imperfetto amante (Nino Stresa) -- L'imperfetto amante (Giustino Morelli) -- Il perfetto amante (Massimo Dias) -- Il perfettissimo amante (Luigi Caracciolo) -- Il viale degli oleandri (Mario Felice) -- Nella via (Vicenzella) -- La veste di seta (Madame la marquise) -- La veste di crespo (Madame Héliotrope) -- Un suicidio (Julian Sorel) -- Il convegno (La piccola Maria) -- L'ineluttabile (Miss Geraldian) -- Il segreto (Cariclea) -- L'ultima lettera (Angelica) Produced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano) "Gli amanti: pastelli" by Matilde Serao is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the complexities of love and relationships, focusing primarily on the characters Grazia and Nino Stresa, as well as other intertwined romantic stories. The narrative explores themes of passion, desire, infidelity, and the emotional turmoil that accompanies romantic entanglements. The opening of the novel introduces the character Grazia at a ball, where she experiences an unsettling yet captivating encounter with Nino Stresa. Grazia is struck by Nino’s intense gaze and languid demeanor, which fascinates her despite his apparent insensitivity. As their relationship develops, Grazia grapples with the raw and often bruising nature of Nino's affections, facing internal conflict as she is drawn to him while simultaneously feeling repulsion from his brutish advances. This initial segment sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the tumultuous dynamics between the characters and the broader implications of their romantic entanglements, painting a portrait of love that is both alluring and fraught with pain. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 42.3 (College-level). Difficult to read. it Italian fiction Short stories, Italian PQ Text IT Racconti Category: Romance Category: Novels 289567 2025-08-08T07:29:45.705221 text/html 289388 2025-01-08T07:49:53.100308 text/html 178489 2025-08-08T07:29:52.149184 application/epub+zip 180684 2025-08-08T07:29:48.445177 application/epub+zip 166203 2025-08-08T07:29:47.363175 application/epub+zip 347534 2025-08-08T07:29:55.005180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326179 2025-08-08T07:29:51.502160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261388 2022-09-09T07:25:37.860739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261718 2025-08-08T07:29:45.298211 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 259977 2006-08-16T06:55:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18551 2025-08-08T07:29:55.137135 application/rdf+xml 14584 2025-08-08T07:29:47.847184 image/jpeg 3806 2025-08-08T07:29:47.604188 image/jpeg 98868 2006-08-16T06:55:16 application/octet-stream application/zip 176957 2025-08-08T07:29:45.730195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia it.wikipedia