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'Malombra' is an 1881 novel by the Italian writer Antonio Fogazzaro. It is a Gothic story set close to Lake Como in the mid-Nineteenth century. It was Fogazzaro's debut novel.Brand & Pertile p.472

Synopsis



A young woman living in a castle, comes to believe that she is the returned spirit of a former aristocrat who once live there.

Adaptations



The novel was turned into films on two occasions: a 1917 silent film directed by Carmine Gallone and a 1942 film directed by Mario Soldati. In 1974 the story was adapted as a miniseries for Italian television.

References



Bibliography



* Brand, Peter & Pertile, Lino. 'The Cambridge History of Italian Literature'. Cambridge University Press, 1999.

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