by Goliarda Sapienza · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467224641
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«El arte del placer» is the novel by Goliarda Sapienza, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (598 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Modesta, a Sicilian born at the beginning of the 20th century, and her determination to live outside the norms that constrain the women of her time. Her life journey serves to explore female identity, power, social class, and pleasure as a path to freedom.
The Spanish edition, translated by José Ramón Monreal, comes from the Italian original «L'arte della gioia».
For readers of European literary fiction interested in female protagonists and 20th-century Italy.
Goliarda Sapienza was an Italian actress and writer. She is best known for her 1998 novel The Art of Joy.
