The heartbreaking autobiographical novel that paved the way for feminist writers in Italy.
Sibilla Aleramo (1876-1960), the pseudonym of Marta Felicina Faccio, was an Italian author and poet best known for producing some of the first feminist writing in Italy and for her autobiographical depictions of life as a woman in late nineteenth-century Italy. She was a recipient of the prestigious Viareggio R paci award and was active in political and artistic circles throughout her adult life.
A groundbreaking, earthquaking vision, a story and a manifesto, and
a literary performance so energetic it almost demands to be read
aloud . . . Readers who like to underline striking passages will
need to keep their pencils sharp
*Guardian*
What makes A Woman stand out is the rawness of its story ... and
the fact that Aleramo was ahead of her time
*TLS*
Searing . . . astonishingly sharp . . . such a modern book it's
hard to believe it was written more than 100 years ago
*Scotsman*
She blurred the boundaries of autobiography and the novel, singular
self and narrative other
*Selby Wynn Schwartz*
The first Italian feminist novel ... her voice brings us back to
the present, with the dose of courage needed to freely choose one's
destiny
*La Repubblica*
Powerful
*Luigi Pirandello*
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