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For a book that sent shock waves through the European literary
establishment and, since its original publication in 1906 has gone
through seven editions along with highly acclaimed translations
into all the principal languages of Europe, "A Woman" (Una Donna)
by Sibilla Aleramo (1876-1960) has remained curiously obscure in
America. Aleramo's lightly fictionalized memoir presented a
kaleidoscopic series of Italian images - the frenetic industrialism
of the North, the miserable squalor of the country's backward areas
to the South, fin de siecle Italian politics and literary life -
all set in the framework of a drama admiringly characterized by
Luigi Pirandellow as "grim and powerful." For some other Italians,
"A Woman" touched a raw nerve, and many critics reacted to Aleramo
with extreme hostility. However, whether one liked Aleramo's novel
or not, the book was an iceberg in the mainstream of Italian
literary life, impossible to get around without careful inspection.
- From the introduction.
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A Woman (Paperback)
Sibilla Aleramo; Translated by Erica Segre, Simon Carnell
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'The first Italian feminist writer' La Repubblica 'To love, to
sacrifice oneself, and to submit! Was this what all women were
destined for?' When her carefree, aspirational childhood in a
seaside town is brought brutally to an end, the nameless narrator
of Sibilla Aleramo's blazing autobiographical novel discovers the
shocking reality of life for a woman in Italy at the dawn of the
twentieth century. As she begins to recognize the similarities
between her own predicament and the plight of her mother and the
women around her, she becomes convinced that she must escape her
fate. Unashamed and remarkably ahead of its time, A Woman is a
landmark in European feminist writing. 'Powerful' Luigi Pirandello
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields
in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as
an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++ Eine Frau Sibilla Aleramo Nina Knoblich (Frau) Marquardt, 1908
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