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House of Scorta | Laurent Gaude

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An epic tale of love, lies, and a family s disgrace in the unforgiving south of Italy. After receiving stunning critical acclaim and France s most prestigious literary award, the Goncourt Prize, Laurent Gaude s The House of Scorta (published in France as Le Soleil des Scorta) has sold more than 400,000 copies. Spanning five generations in a small village in southern Italy, Gaude s novel is laced with infamous crimes, forsaken loves, and lifelong secrets. The saga of the Scortas opens in 1870 with Rocco Scorta Mascalzone, the bastard product of a rape and a notorious scoundrel whose legacy the family is forced to confront. While their lineage seems doomed to struggle, the Scortas are blessed with an imposing pride and a relentless faith in their own power. Besides a little tobacco shop they manage to open with their years of savings, their wealth all but lies in their memories and their collective belief in the pursuit of happiness. Gaude s omniscient, linear narrative is interwoven with the recollections of the old Carmela as she delivers her last confession to the family priest, exposing the family s deep-buried secret."

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House of Scorta | Laurent Gaude

so-so

Fictional generational tale but not as good as Marquez‘s Hundred Years of Solitude. Gaudé fails to develop characters long enough for the reader to care. There is some continuity in having the sister pop up from time to time to tie things together, but really the most interesting chapter is the last one where there is a solid reflection on the meaning of life. But you have to go through many characters to get there. It‘s a good short read.

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