
by Patrizia Carrano · Mondadori · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804490906

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«Illuminata» is the historical novel by Patrizia Carrano published by Mondadori in Italian, with 253 pages.
The work recreates the life of Elena Lucrezia Cornaro Piscopia, a 17th-century Venetian, recognized as the first woman in the world to earn a university degree. Between historical rigor and fiction, it portrays her intellectual formation and the difficulties she had to overcome in a society that reserved knowledge for men.
Originally published in 2000, the 2001 Mondadori edition consists of 253 pages; the full title is «Illuminata. La storia di Elena Lucrezia Cornaro, prima donna laureata nel mondo».
For readers of historical fiction interested in women's history and in Italian figures who defied their era.

