Woman of Rome: A Life of Elsa Morante

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The first biography in any language of one of the most celebrated Italian writers of the twentieth century.

Born in 1912 to an unconventional family of modest means, Elsa Morante grew up with an independent spirit, a formidable will, and an unshakable commitment to writing. Forced to hide from the Fascists during World War II in a remote mountain hut with her husband, renowned author Alberto Moravia, she re-emerged at war’s end to take her place among the premier Italian writers of her day. When Rome was film capital of the world, she counted Pasolini, Visconti, and the young Bertolucci among her circle of friends. She was charismatic, beautiful, and fiercely intelligent; her marriage, a passionate union of literary giants, captivated a nation; her love affairs were intense and often tragic. And until now few Americans have known of this remarkable woman and her powerful, original talent.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B001CPY1BQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Perennial
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 16, 2024
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4.6 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061983092
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Best Sellers Rank: #828,446 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store) #1,739 in Biographies & Memoirs of Authors #2,425 in History eBooks of Women #3,913 in Biographies & Memoirs of Women
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