{"product_id":"the-silent-duchess-paperback","title":"The Silent Duchess - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDacia Maraini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnna Camaiti-Hostert\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe stunning English translation of the International Man Booker Prize Finalist novel hailed as \"a story of grace and endurance, not mere survival\" (\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWinner of the Premio Campiello, short-listed for the Independent Foreign Fiction Award, and published to critical acclaim in fourteen languages, this \"spellbinding\" historical novel by one of Italy's premier authors is now available in this luminous new translation (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn early 18th century Sicily, noblewoman Marianna Ucr a is trapped in a world of silence after a terrible childhood trauma left her deaf and mute. Married off to a lecherous uncle, she struggles to educate and elevate herself against all convention--and find her true place in a world that sees her as little more than property.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn language that conveys the keen vision and deep human insight possessed by her protagonist, Dacia Maraini captures the splendor and the corruption of Marianna's world, as well as the strength of her unbreakable spirit, in \"one of those rare, rich, deep, strange novels that create a world so fantastic and so real you want to start reading it again as soon as you come to the last page\" (\u003cem\u003eNewsday\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of Italy's foremost women writers, \u003cb\u003eDacia Maraini\u003c\/b\u003e was a finalist for the International Man Booker prize, the winner of the international Prix Formentor and the Premio Campiello, one of Italy's highest literary honors. She is the author of more than fifty books, including novels, plays, collections of poetry, and critical essays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 5.5 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693249564735,"sku":"9781558612228","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cac0bf5e83399b246ad7d5d1c985f812.webp?v=1764998281","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-silent-duchess-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}