[Prix Goncourt 2004] • Le Soleil Des Scorta

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.