About the Author

Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) was born in Nuoro, Sardinia. The street has been renamed after her, via Grazia Deledda. She finished her formal education at 11. She published her first short story when she was 16 and her first novel, Stella D'Oriente in 1890 in a Sardinian newspaper when she was 19. Leaves Nuoro for the first time in 1899 and settles in Cagliari, where she meets the civil servant Palmiro Madesani who she marries in 1900 and they move to Rome.
Grazia Deledda writes her best work between 1903-1920 and establishes an international reputation as a novelist.

Reviews

'Deledda's talent for capturing the internal torment of her characters, and the inspired use of the dual perspective of Paul and his titular mother, saw her win the 1927 Nobel Literature Prize, and ensures the novella remains a compelling and refreshing read today.'
Alex Payne in Buzz Magazine