by Michael Cunningham · Bompiani · tapa dura · ISBN 9788845249778
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In 'Le Ore', Michael Cunningham intertwines the lives of three women in different eras, united by the influence of Virginia Woolf's work, 'Mrs. Dalloway'. Virginia Woolf struggles with depression while writing her novel. Clarissa Vaughan, an editor in New York, prepares for a party in honor of a friend sick with AIDS, reminiscent of Woolf's protagonist. Laura Brown, a housewife in the post-war era, finds solace in reading 'Mrs. Dalloway', but longs for a life beyond her home. Through their stories, Cunningham explores themes of love, loss, identity, and the search for meaning in everyday life.
Michael Cunningham is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his 1998 novel The Hours, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 1999. Cunningham is Professor in the Practice of Creative Writing at Yale University.
