by Dacia Maraini · Seix Barral · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432247354
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«Voces» is the mystery novel by Italian writer Dacia Maraini, published by Seix Barral in paperback (278 pages, in Spanish).
Radio journalist Michela Canova works on a series of unsolved crimes against women; when her neighbor Angela is found murdered in her building in Rome, the plot focuses on the victim's identity and the search for the culprit. The novel addresses violence against women and the secrets hidden behind everyday life.
Translation from Italian by Atilio Pentimalli Melacrino; the original work, Voci, was published in 1994 and this Spanish edition, first edition, in 1995.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in stories with a social backdrop.
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.
