by Dacia Maraini · Rizzoli · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788817664400
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The Long Life of Marianna Ucria is a novel by Italian writer Dacia Maraini, published in 1990. The story is set in Sicily in the 18th century and tells the life of Marianna Ucria, a deaf-mute woman belonging to a noble family from Palermo. Through her silence, Marianna develops an acute sensitivity that leads her to reflect on the human condition, injustice, and the role of women in society. The novel explores themes such as incommunication, female oppression, and the search for identity in a world dominated by men.
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.
