The Pleasure of Writing: Critical Essays on Dacia Maraini

by Rodica Diaconescu-Blumenfeld and Ada Testaferri

One of contemporary Italy's best-known writers, Dacia Maraini has often been a figure of controversy as author and as cultural critic. Though she is recipient of numerous literary awards, Maraini's work has not received the sustained critical attention commensurable with its stature. Working and creating "dalla parte delle donne" (on the side of women), she had been effectively excluded from the Italian critical canon. The Pleasure of Writing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557531978
• ISBN13: 9781557531971
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 287 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"