The Silent Duchess
The international bestseller from Italy's foremost woman writer—now in paperback.
The international bestseller from Italy's foremost woman writer—now in paperback.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781558612228 (155861222X)
ASIN: 155861222X
Publish date: January 1st 2000
Publisher: The Feminist Press at CUNY
Pages no: 264
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Love,
Academic,
Literature,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Read For School,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Historical Romance,
Italian Literature,
Disability
Marianna Ucrìa, la mutola.Il silenzio fa parlare i pensieri e li rende udibili.Il silenzio esaspera gli odori, apre alle sfumature che sfuggono nella ridda di suoni, rumori e parole.Il silenzio testimone di un’atrocità che la mente non vuol ricordare. E forse punizione per chi l’atrocità commise e p...
The Silent Duchess is the English translation from the original Italian. Taking place in 18th century Sicily, it's the story of a deaf mute woman named Marianna. Marianna has been deaf and mute for as long as she can remember, but she suspects she hasn't always been that way. At age 12 she is marrie...
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