I usually at least glance through my daily e-mail from Literary Hub and today noticed an item entitled "Italy's answer to the coronavirus is a classic published almost 200 years ago." The book in question is "The Betrothed" by Alessandro Manzoni, a story that takes place when the plague has hit Italy.
The book ranks very high in the Italian literary canon and as the author of the LitHub article, Alessio Perrone, notes, has long been a subject for study in Italian schools.
Even if you don't intend to rush out and purchase a copy of the book, I recommend you read Perrone's excellent article about it and how the story relates to prevailing circumstances. To read it, click on the phrase "excellent article" in the preceding sentence.
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