num_pages: 289
description: Winner of the Prix Goncourt, Laurent Gaudé’s The House of Scorta follows five generations of the infamous Scorta family as they struggle to survive in a small southern Italian village. While their scandalous history confronts them at every turn, they are blessed with an imposing pride and a relentless faith in their own power. The lyrical narrative is punctuated by the confessions of the elderly Carmela, revealing her family’s past of notorious crimes, forsaken loves, and long-buried secrets.
language: English
title: The House of Scorta
titlecomplete: The House of Scorta
genres: France, Roman, Italy, Novels, Read For School, School, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 5177
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Prix Goncourt, awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Prix du roman populiste
publisher: Lawson Library