| The Silent Duchess Us Edition Contributor(s): Maraini, Dacia (Author), Camaiti-Hostert, Anna (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1558611940 ISBN-13: 9781558611948 Publisher: Feminist Press OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1999 Annotation: In this compelling and vivid historical novel, Marianna Ucria, born in Sicily in the early 18th century, chronicles her own life and that of three generations of her family--aided by her extraordinary ability to "hear" others' thoughts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98-22699 |
| Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.38" W x 9.35" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Italy - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Physically Challenged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Finalist for the International Man Booker Prize, winner of the Premio Campiello, short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Award upon its first English-language publication in the UK, and published to critical acclaim in fourteen languages, this mesmerizing historical novel by one of Italy's premier women writers is available in the United States for the first time. The Silent Duchess is the story of Marianna Ucr a, the victim of a mysterious childhood trauma that has left her deaf and mute, trapped in a world of silence. In luminous language that conveys both the keen visual sight and the deep human insight possessed by her remarkable main character, Dacia Maraini captures the splendor and the corruption of Marianna's world and the strength of her unbreakable spirit. |