by Dacia Maraini · Rizzoli - RCS Libri · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817114783
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«Isolina: la donna tagliata a pezzi» is the historical novel by Dacia Maraini, published by Rizzoli - RCS Libri in paperback (182 pages, in Italian).
Based on a true case, Isolina tells the story of a young lover of Lieutenant Trivulzio in Verona at the end of the 19th century. Pregnant, Isolina is forced to have an abortion; the army silences the case by destroying evidence, intimidating witnesses and shelving the investigation. Maraini denounces injustice, power and the oppression of women in the Italy of the time.
Isolina was published in 1995. It belongs to the Superbur collection by Rizzoli and includes a preface by Rossana Rossanda.
The book is aimed at a general audience interested in historical fiction, social criticism and Italian narrative.
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.
