In a Few Words. The Betrothed by Alessandro Manzoni – Vol. 2

Getting passionate about the great classics of literature… even before reading them!

Raise your hand if you hate The Betrothed. Well, that’s a shame. Because Alessandro Manzoni’s work is, simply, the perfect novel. Written over twenty years, every word is carefully chosen, every sentence is worth memorizing. The story has everything you could wish for: intrigues, fights, epidemics, journeys, plot twists. What else? A historical setting that turns into a fresco, starting from that branch of Lake Como. And unforgettable characters, including one villain so evil that you can’t even pronounce his name. Can such a masterpiece be told in a few words? The answer is no. But maybe it can show why this book is so great. And why you’ll start loving it…

• Simple and immediate books, offering the chance to fall in love with the great works of world literature!
• A timeless adventure, filled with love, deceit, and desperate escapes. A gripping retelling that brings all the narrative energy of Manzoni’s masterpiece to life, making it vivid and relatable for today’s readers.

From the same series (In a Few Words): Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky, adapted by Sarah Rossi; The Late Mattia Pascal by Luigi Pirandello, adapted by Davide Morosinotto; The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, both adapted by Pierdomenico Baccalario, and The last letters of Jacopo Ortis by Guido Sgardoli.