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The Art of Joy

Goliarda Sapienza

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Description:The posthumous masterpiece that is now considered to be amongst the most distinctive and important European voices of the twentieth-century.Goliarda Sapienza's The Art of Joy was written over a nine year span, from 1967 to 1976. At the time of her death in 1996, Sapienza had published nothing in a decade, having been unable to find a publisher for what was to become her most celebrated work, due to its perceived immorality. One publisher's rejection letter exclaimed: 'It's a pile of iniquity. As long as I live I will not allow the publication of such a book'. The manuscript lay for decades in a chest in her husband's office, until he was eventually able to publish it six months after her death, at which point it attracted international attention, becoming a bestseller in Italy and France, where it was proclaimed a 'forgotten masterpiece'.This epic Sicilian novel, which begins in the year 1900 and follows its main character, Modesta, through nearly the entire span of the 20th century, is at once a coming-of-age novel, a tale of sexual adventure and discovery, a fictional autobiography, and a sketch of Italy's moral, political and social past. Born in a small Sicilian village and orphaned at age nine, Modesta spends her childhood in a convent raised by nuns. Through sheer cunning, she manages to escape, and eventually becomes a princess. Sensual, proud, and determined, Modesta wants to discover the infinite richness of life and sets about destroying all social barriers that impede her quest for the fulfilment of her desires. She seduces both men and women, and even murder becomes acceptable as a means of removing an obstacle to happiness and self-discovery.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Art of Joy. To get started finding The Art of Joy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 704

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: 2014

ISBN: 0141198478

Description: The posthumous masterpiece that is now considered to be amongst the most distinctive and important European voices of the twentieth-century.Goliarda Sapienza's The Art of Joy was written over a nine year span, from 1967 to 1976. At the time of her death in 1996, Sapienza had published nothing in a decade, having been unable to find a publisher for what was to become her most celebrated work, due to its perceived immorality. One publisher's rejection letter exclaimed: 'It's a pile of iniquity. As long as I live I will not allow the publication of such a book'. The manuscript lay for decades in a chest in her husband's office, until he was eventually able to publish it six months after her death, at which point it attracted international attention, becoming a bestseller in Italy and France, where it was proclaimed a 'forgotten masterpiece'.This epic Sicilian novel, which begins in the year 1900 and follows its main character, Modesta, through nearly the entire span of the 20th century, is at once a coming-of-age novel, a tale of sexual adventure and discovery, a fictional autobiography, and a sketch of Italy's moral, political and social past. Born in a small Sicilian village and orphaned at age nine, Modesta spends her childhood in a convent raised by nuns. Through sheer cunning, she manages to escape, and eventually becomes a princess. Sensual, proud, and determined, Modesta wants to discover the infinite richness of life and sets about destroying all social barriers that impede her quest for the fulfilment of her desires. She seduces both men and women, and even murder becomes acceptable as a means of removing an obstacle to happiness and self-discovery.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Art of Joy. To get started finding The Art of Joy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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