by Dacia Maraini · Piper Munchen Zurich · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783492121866
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«Die stumme Herzogin» is the novel by Dacia Maraini, published by Piper Munich Zurich in paperback (341 pages, in German).
Set in Sicily at the beginning of the 18th century, it narrates the life of Marianna, daughter of an aristocratic family who, after a childhood trauma, becomes deaf and mute. From her world of silence, the protagonist observes the oppression and conventions of a male-dominated society; the novel follows her struggle for freedom and her evolution as she confronts the limits imposed by her environment. The narration combines the character's visual acuity with a critical look at the corruption and splendor of the Sicilian nobility of the time.
Work translated from Italian, originally published as «La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa» in 1990. This copy corresponds to the German paperback edition.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and European literature seeking a complex female protagonist and a portrait of 18th-century Sicilian society.
Dacia Maraini is an Italian writer. Maraini's work focuses on women's issues, and she has written numerous plays and novels. She has won awards for her work, including the Formentor Prize for L'età del malessere (1963); the Fregene Prize for Isolina (1985); the Premio Campiello and Book of the Year Award for La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa (1990); and the Premio Strega for Buio (1999). In 2013, Irish Braschi's biographical documentary I Was Born Travelling told the story of her life, focusing in particular on her imprisonment in a concentration camp in Japan during World War II and the journeys she made around the world with her partner Alberto Moravia and close friends Pier Paolo Pasolini and Maria Callas.
