The story of a dove

The Story of a Lark: Prisoner of the Black CloakA literary work that brilliantly captures the tragedy of pure souls confined behind the walls of custom and superstition. Using a beautiful analogy between a captive girl and a caged lark, Giovanni Verga paints scenes charged with loneliness and longing for freedom. The novel pulsates with a keen sensitivity toward the fragility of human beings when ...