02761cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000310012624500250015726400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850504710039950802240087052011770109453400450227165300200231665300270233685600430236399900170240619060UtSlPG20260610133438.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a32016120  aUtSlPG 7ait2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aSerao, Matilde,d1856-192714aGli amanti: pastelli 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-08-160 aL'imperfetto amante (Nino Stresa) -- L'imperfetto amante (Giustino Morelli) -- Il perfetto amante (Massimo Dias) -- Il perfettissimo amante (Luigi Caracciolo) -- Il viale degli oleandri (Mario Felice) -- Nella via (Vicenzella) -- La veste di seta (Madame la marquise) -- La veste di crespo (Madame Héliotrope) -- Un suicidio (Julian Sorel) -- Il convegno (La piccola Maria) -- L'ineluttabile (Miss Geraldian) -- Il segreto (Cariclea) -- L'ultima lettera (Angelica)  aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Claudio Paganelli and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense - Milano)  a"Gli amanti: pastelli" by Matilde Serao is a novel written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the complexities of love and relationships, focusing primarily on the characters Grazia and Nino Stresa, as well as other intertwined romantic stories. The narrative explores themes of passion, desire, infidelity, and the emotional turmoil that accompanies romantic entanglements.  The opening of the novel introduces the character Grazia at a ball, where she experiences an unsettling yet captivating encounter with Nino Stresa. Grazia is struck by Nino’s intense gaze and languid demeanor, which fascinates her despite his apparent insensitivity. As their relationship develops, Grazia grapples with the raw and often bruising nature of Nino's affections, facing internal conflict as she is drawn to him while simultaneously feeling repulsion from his brutish advances. This initial segment sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the tumultuous dynamics between the characters and the broader implications of their romantic entanglements, painting a portrait of love that is both alluring and fraught with pain. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aItalian fiction  aShort stories, Italian40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19060  c60446d60446