The Book of the Virgins Condition:Good and Longxingsi Dabeige

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The Book of the Virgins Condition:Good and Longxingsi DabeigeThe Book of the Virgins, published here in its first English translation, is one of Gabriele DAnnunzios very first collections. Remarkable for its descriptive powers, it is a compelling account of self knowledge and coming of age. Recovering from a near fatal illness, a young woman resolves to experience for herself all that life has to offer. Spurning her old saintly ways, she sets out to explore the beauty and energy in everything around her. But as