In English
Goncourt 2004 · Winner
The House of Scorta
Le Soleil des Scorta
Laurent Gaudé · 32 when first published
Novel · 289 pages · Family, Historical
AI-generated summary:Luciano Mascalzone, a petty thief, returns after fifteen years in prison to Montepuccio, a scorching village in Apulia, to claim the woman he has desired ever since he met her.