The Child of Pleasure

Gabriele DAnnunzio's The Child of Pleasure (1889) is a novel that explores the lives of the Italian bourgeoisie and is considered a central text of Italian Decadentism. The novel follows Andrea Sperelli, a man who leads a life in pursuit of beauty, pleasure, and women, and is wounded in a duel and taken to a rural village to recuperate. There, he meets Maria, who promises a life of love and friendship. This edition of the novel is a classic work of Italian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 270 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press

The Child of Pleasure (1889) is a novel by Gabriele DAnnunzio, the first in a series of three novels that explore the lives of the Italian bourgeoisie. This marked a shift in DAnnunzios early writing, which consisted of poems in the Symbolist tradition. Considered a central text of Italian Decadentism, the novel has earned comparisons to the work of Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysmans.

Andrea Sperelli, from his home at the Palazzo Zuccari, leads a life in pursuit of beauty, pleasure, and women. When an ex-lover returns to Rome following the breakdown of her marriage, he loses interest in his numerous affairs and longs to regain her love. However, the past proves difficult to forget, and the memories of betrayal and unhappiness are no less painful after so many years apart. Wounded in a duel, Andrea is taken to a rural village to recuperate.

There, he meets the beautiful Maria, who promises a life of love and friendship. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Gabriele DAnnunzios The Child of Pleasure is a classic work of Italian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513133638