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The art of joy

The tumultuous twentieth century, told through the life of a single extraordinary woman Rejected by a series of publishers, abandoned in a chest for twenty years, Goliarda Sapienza's masterpiece, The Art of Joy, survived a turbulent path to publication. It wasn't until 2005, when it was released in France, that this novel received the recognition it deserves. At last, Sapienza's remarkable book is available in English, in a brilliant translation by Anne Milano Appel and with an illuminating introduction by Angelo Pellegrino. The Art of Joy centers on Modesta, a Sicilian woman born on January 1, 1900, whose strength and character are an affront to conventional morality. Impoverished as a child, Modesta believes she is destined for a better life. She is able, through grace and intelligence, to secure marriage to an aristocrat'without compromising her own deeply felt values. Friend, mother, lover'Modesta revels in upsetting the rules of her fascist, patriarchal society. This is the history of the twentieth century, transfigured by the perspective of one extraordinary woman. Sapienza, an intriguing figure in her own right'her father homeschooled her so she wouldn't be exposed to fascist influences'was a respected actress and writer who drew on her own struggles to craft this powerful epic. A fictionalized memoir, a book of romance and adventure, a feminist text, a bildungsroman'this novel is ultimately undefinable but deeply necessary; its genius will leave readers breathless.

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  • "Die umwerfend respektlose Geschichte einer Frau, die Zeit ihres Lebens nur einem Gott huldigt: der Freiheit."
  • "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."
  • "The tumultuous twentieth century, told through the life of a single extraordinary woman Rejected by a series of publishers, abandoned in a chest for twenty years, Goliarda Sapienza's masterpiece, The Art of Joy, survived a turbulent path to publication. It wasn't until 2005, when it was released in France, that this novel received the recognition it deserves. At last, Sapienza's remarkable book is available in English, in a brilliant translation by Anne Milano Appel and with an illuminating introduction by Angelo Pellegrino. The Art of Joy centers on Modesta, a Sicilian woman born on January 1, 1900, whose strength and character are an affront to conventional morality. Impoverished as a child, Modesta believes she is destined for a better life. She is able, through grace and intelligence, to secure marriage to an aristocrat'without compromising her own deeply felt values. Friend, mother, lover'Modesta revels in upsetting the rules of her fascist, patriarchal society. This is the history of the twentieth century, transfigured by the perspective of one extraordinary woman. Sapienza, an intriguing figure in her own right'her father homeschooled her so she wouldn't be exposed to fascist influences'was a respected actress and writer who drew on her own struggles to craft this powerful epic. A fictionalized memoir, a book of romance and adventure, a feminist text, a bildungsroman'this novel is ultimately undefinable but deeply necessary; its genius will leave readers breathless."@en
  • "Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Modesta, a Sicilian woman born on January 1, 1900, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held values."@en
  • "Kein Name könnte schlechter zu dieser Heldin passen als Modesta, die Bescheidene. Denn sie giert nach Leben. Gewappnet mit einem scharfen Verstand, bedingungsloser Hingabe und einer Prise Unverfrorenheit zieht sie aus, es zu erobern. Aus dem Elend der elterlichen Holzhütte führt ihr Weg sie über ein Kloster bis an die Spitze eines uralten Adelsgeschlechts. Dort, als Fürstin Brandiforti, hat sie endlich die Freiheit, mit allen überkommenen Traditionen und Zwängen der verkrusteten sizilianischen Gesellschaft zu brechen. Zu lieben, wen sie will, zu denken, was sie will, und zu kämpfen, wofür sie will. Eine wunderbar kraftvolle, sinnliche und rebellische Anleitung zum Glücklichsein und das Portrait einer unvergleichlichen Frau, die ihre Träume gegen die gesamte Männergesellschaft des alten Sizilien durchsetzt."
  • "Modesta naît en Sicile le 1er janvier 1900, dans un monde fruste et rapidement englouti. Pauvre, elle s'endurcit grâce à la lecture et aux études. Elle mène une vie mouvementée dans l'Italie de Mussolini, lutte contre le fascisme, la religion et le poids des traditions avant de trouver le bonheur dans les bras de Marco."
  • ""L'arte della gioia" è un libro postumo: giaceva da vent'anni abbandonato in una cassapanca e, dopo essere stato rifiutato da molti editori, venne stampato in pochi esemplari da Stampa Alternativa nel 1998. Ma soltanto quando uscì in Francia ricevette il giusto riconoscimento. Nel romanzo tutto ruota intorno alla figura di Modesta: una donna vitale e scomoda, potentemente immorale secondo la morale comune. Una donna siciliana in cui si fondono carnalità e intelletto. Modesta nasce in una casa povera ma fin dall'inizio è consapevole di essere destinata a una vita che va oltre i confini del suo villaggio. Ancora ragazzina è mandata in un convento e successivamente in una casa di nobili dove, grazie al suo talento e alla sua intelligenza, riesce a convertirsi in aristocratica attraverso un matrimonio di convenienza. Tutto ciò senza smettere di sedurre uomini e donne di ogni tipo. Amica generosa, madre affettuosa, amante sensuale: Modesta è una donna capace di scombinare ogni regola del gioco pur di godere del vero piacere, sfidando la cultura patriarcale, fascista, mafiosa e oppressiva in cui vive. "L'arte della gioia" è l'opera scandalo di una scrittrice. È un'autobiografia immaginaria. È un romanzo d'avventura. È un romanzo di formazione. Ed è anche un romanzo erotico, e politico, e psicologico. Insomma, è un romanzo indefinibile."
  • "Modesta naît en Sicile le 1er janvier 1900. Dans un monde frustre, elle devient en 60 années la plus belle femme du monde."

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  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Bildungsromans"@en

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  • "Die Signora : Roman"
  • "L'arte della gioia"
  • "L'arte della gioia"@it
  • "Die Signora Roman"
  • "L'Arte della Gioia"
  • "El arte del placer"@es
  • "L' arte della gioia"
  • "The art of joy"@en
  • "The art of joy"
  • "L' arte della gioia : [romanzo]"
  • "L'arte della gioia romanzo anticlericale"
  • "L'art de la joie"
  • "L'art de la joie : roman"
  • "L'arte della gioia : [romanzo]"
  • "In den Himmel stürzen Roman"
  • "The art of joy a novel"@en
  • "L'art de la joie : [roman]"
  • "El Arte del placer"
  • "In den Himmel stürzen : Roman"
  • "L'arte della gioia : romanzo anticlericale"

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