"The Betrothed" ("I Promessi Sposi"), Italy's national ... It is considered the greatest Italian novel of modern times and its author, Alessandro Manzoni, the principal novelist of 19th-century ...

When the bubonic plague reappeared in Milan in 1629, Alessandro Manzoni wrote in the historical novel “The Betrothed,” public-health officials found that their warnings were either ignored or ...

Before “Twilight,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “True Blood,” there was Anne Rice. The author, whose “Vampire Chronicles” series has sold over 80 million copies, announced Sunday that ...

J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and James Patterson may have sold more books, but Rice's creative fingerprints are everywhere, from television and film ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "The Vampire Diaries ...

Editor’s note: The Catholic Book Club is reading Michael Moore’s new translation of Alessandro Manzoni’s classic Italian novel, The Betrothed. The Betrothedby Alessandro Manzoni (Author) and ...