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A Woman

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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 cclaimed translations into all th 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 siècle 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 ar aw 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 Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press (March 16, 1983)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520049497


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 99


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.4 x 0.64 x 8.1 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #772,492 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,097 in General Gender Studies #6,986 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #29,329 in Literary Fiction (Books)


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    • Convention vs Fulfillment, power, punishment & excellence
As others have said, a bombshell. Short, intense, driving and relentless in style and rhythm, and yes, a shock in terms of its conclusion, even today but even more for when it was written. Every young woman should be reading this book, consider it's epoch, consider it's author and her place in the world, how she got herself into the "trap" she chose to fall into; and consider her place as a women in the institutions that society has created, in this case, marriage but also the societal conventions that harness us and limit us. Powerful, beautifully written, gut wrenching. Brings to mind the work of other great modern writers such as Elena Ferrante, Elsa Morante in style and power. These modern Italian women writers eat up the page and make a book of their own bodies. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2016 by Mary Judge
    • The Second Sex
A very personal account of what it is like to be an Italian woman during the fin de siecle. During this political and socio-economic climate, you have a woman writing a book exploring feminism. This book is also a justifcation for leaving her rapist husband and adoring son to have a life to live. The following passage best summarizes her dilemma in terms of a woman being a 'human individual:' 'but how could she possibly become an individual if her parents handed her over, ignorant, weak, and immature, to a man unable to accept her as an equal, a man who treated her like a piece of property....' An important and controversial book still relevant to our post-modern times. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2010 by Stefania Casi (The Cultural Sojourner)
    • mi piace molto!
This well-written translation introduces a complex theme without being reductive or pretentious and without moralizing. The style is lucid and direct, and there are many moments throughout that are staggering by virtue of their incisiveness and content. Though by no means "escapist reading", A Woman is a pleasure to read, both for the spare elegance of the writing and the nuances of human experience it depicts. Its characters are human, not archetypes, and, like life, the story is inspired and apalling by turns. This book is now among my favorites. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2010 by C. Dowson
    • Good account of women in 19th century Italy
Good account of women in 19th century Italy - how they were generally treated by their husbands and bound by law. The main story is an emotional outpouring of a middle class woman trapped within her marriage, the limits imposed upon her, her children and other family members.
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015 by S. Kramer
    • Five Stars
I read this book on the beach in Pescara in 2010. Changed my life.
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2016 by Jack
    • Una Donna
I've read this book partly in Italian and in English. It, honestly, changed my life. It enabled me to see the error in selflessness. Selflessness means without self and Sibilla demonstrates without question the insanity of trying to live a selfless existence.
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 1999 by Carrie
    • Had to read it for a college course. It's ...
Had to read it for a college course. It's kind of depressing with an old world story, if you're into that kind of read.
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2015 by S.W.

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