Vendetta

Riassunto

"Vendetta" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel published in 1830. It tells the tragic story of Ginevra Piombo, daughter of proud Corsican immigrants, who falls in love with Luigi Porta—the sole survivor of a family massacred in a blood vendetta with her own family. When her father discovers this forbidden romance, he demands she abandon Luigi or face complete disownment. The young couple must choose between family loyalty and love, with devastating consequences awaiting them in their struggle against poverty and paternal wrath. (This is an automatically generated summary.)