In this novel, the character Goosefoot is asked to collect a loan given out for a load of beans and Don Michele is a coast guard commander who is stabbed by a member of the titular family whose patriarch relies on local wisdom. Another member of the family, Bastianazzo, dies in a shipwreck after which his wife signs over to Uncle Crucifix her rights to the titular location. For 10 points-- name this verismo novel centering on the home (*) to the 
In this novel, the character Goosefoot is asked to collect a loan given out for a load of beans and Don Michele is a coast guard commander who is stabbed by a member of the titular family whose patriarch relies on local wisdom. Another member of the family, Bastianazzo, dies in a shipwreck after which his wife signs over to Uncle Crucifix her rights to the titular location. For 10 points-- name this verismo novel centering on the home (*) to the Malavoglia family, by Giovanni Verga.
In this novel, the character Goosefoot is asked to collect a loan given out for a load of beans and Don Michele is a coast guard commander who is stabbed by a member of the titular family whose patriarch relies on local wisdom.
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