- Modern History, Fiction, Fiction, coming of age
Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held values.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and prestige.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Goliarda Sapienza
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 665
- Publisher
- Stampa alternativa nuovi equilibri, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Stampa alternativa
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, Italian, French
- ISBN
- 9780374106140
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