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Fausto Bragia · Un carattere
Luigi Capuana
La notte che seguì al più grande avvenimento della sua vita, Fausto Bragia non potè chiuder occhio.
The night that followed the greatest event of his life, Fausto Bragia could not close an eye.
Bilingual edition · with English
Italian · B1–B2
Fausto Bragia · Un carattere
Luigi Capuana · Fausto Bragia · Un carattere
Two stories by Luigi Capuana. In “Fausto Bragia” a poor music teacher becomes the lover of a rich, respected woman and believes his luck has finally turned. In “Un carattere” Renzo comes back to find his fiancée Lidia ill in bed, and a secret between them that her parents know nothing about; it is told mostly in dialogue.
- Language
- Italian, with English
- Level
- B1–B2 for the original text
- Length
- about 12,000 words in 2 stories
- Files
- Parallel text EPUB · tap edition EPUB · Lexico app edition
- Rights
- Public domain text · DRM-free files
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La notte che seguì al più grande avvenimento della sua vita, Fausto Bragia non potè chiuder occhio.
The night that followed the greatest event of his life, Fausto Bragia could not close an eye.
Rievocava i più minuti particolari del fatto, insistentemente ripetendo:
He recalled the most minute details of the event, insistently repeating:
— Possibile?
— Possible?
È vero?
Is it true?
— E si sentiva invadere da gioia quasi dolorosa.
And he felt invaded by an almost painful joy.
Non aveva sognato!
He had not dreamed!
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