Sardinia-Grazia Deledda Literary Park
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Grazia Deledda was the first woman to win the Literature's Nobel Prize in 1926. In Deledda's novels, there is always a strong connection between people and places. The environment depicted is that of native Sardinia, mainly traditional Barbagia, with her characteristic natural landscapes and folk culture inside the mountain villages. The most popular novel of Grazia Deledda Reeds in the Wind ("Canne al vento") sets the scene mainly in the small village of Galtellì. It presents the story of the Pintor sisters, a family of noble landowners in decline. Today, Galtellì is the heart of the Literary Park dedicated to Grazia Deledda with his well-maintained historic center characterized by low-whitewashed houses. Around are churches and villages connected to Garia Deledda's novels, like Orosei and Orune, and the landscapes of the near-imposing Tuttavista mountain.