Stendhal,  1783-1842 <br/><br/>
La Duchesse De Palliano 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_duchessa_di_Paliano  Release date is 1997-02-01 
<br/><br/> "La Duchesse De Palliano" by Stendhal is a story published in 1838. Set in Renaissance Rome during 1559-1561, it recounts the tragic fall of the powerful Carafa family under Pope Paul IV. When the Duke of Paliano's beautiful wife is falsely accused of an affair with a devoted admirer, family honor demands a brutal response. Based on actual historical events, this dark chronicle explores themes of jealousy, betrayal, and revenge within the corrupt circles of papal power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Love stories Italy -- Fiction 
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