Life, Brazen and Garish: A Tale of Three Women

Author:   Dacia Maraini ,  Elvira G. Di Fabio ,  Sara Teardo
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
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9781978839748


Pages:   162
Publication Date:   12 April 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Dacia Maraini ,  Elvira G. Di Fabio ,  Sara Teardo
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.045kg
ISBN:  

9781978839748


ISBN 10:   197883974
Pages:   162
Publication Date:   12 April 2024
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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"""This novel by the acclaimed, bestselling author Dacia Maraini weaves together the competing perspectives and distinct voices of a daughter, mother, and grandmother who live together in contemporary Rome. Elvira Di Fabio’s translation captures the rhythm, style and pace of each woman’s voice beautifully. A fast and entertaining read!"" -- Tommasina Gabriele * author of Dacia Maraini’s Narratives of Survival: (Re)Constructed * ""Brilliantly translated by Elvira Di Fabio, and eloquently introduced by Sara Teardo, Life, Brazen and Garish: A Tale of Three Women is a riveting medley of epistolary and diaristic women’s voices. Dacia Maraini’s polyphonic narrative mesmerizes and implicates us in its woman-centered family drama. The quotidian explodes—and we run for cover."" -- Edvige Giunta * coeditor of Talking to the Girls: Intimate and Political Essays on the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory F * ""Life, Brazen and Garish will mesmerize and completely absorb the English-speaking reader regardless of their familiarity with Dacia Maraini’s work. Maraini shapes this story of three women connected by intergenerational family ties (nonna, mother, and daughter) by exploring their distinct ways of expressing themselves. Elvira di Fabio’s skillful and insightful translation of Tre donne. Una storia d’amore e disamore is a vibrant example of the power of words to shape identities."" -- Irene Zanini-Cordi * coauthor of Courting Celebrity: The Autobiographies of Angela Veronese and Teresa Bandettini * ""Elvira Di Fabio’s elegant and accurate translation is an important contribution to the ever-growing corpus of Dacia Maraini’s works in English. Challenging conventional notions of life and love, in Life, Brazen, and Garish, Maraini follows a year in the life of an intergenerational trio of women from the same family through their written and recorded thoughts."" -- Ombretta Frau * Dorothy Rooke McCulloch Professor of Italian at Mount Holyoke College *"


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DACIA MARAINI is one of Italy’s most pre-eminent and beloved writers. In 1973 she founded the Teatro delle Maddalene, dedicated to works by women; she has written over thirty plays, as well as such novels as Voci (Voices) and the international bestseller La Lunga Vita di Marianna Ucrìa (The Silent Duchess).     ELVIRA G DI FABIO holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University, where she directed the Italian program and taught literary translation. Among her many published works are translations of Dacia Maraini’s plays “The Gecko” and “Bakunin: The Lion and the Crocodile.”

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