BOOK / HAPPY BODY. Dacia Maraini

NARRATIVE

Dacia Maraini's happy body is the naked and dignified body, without disguises or shields, of a kind of feminine Robin Hood who robs those who for centuries have written history to return to women the merits that have been stolen from them. But it is also the unfortunate body of a mother orphaned by her only son, who was never born. A woman who, mortally wounded while carrying life, decides to remain a mother even without a child. And with the sweetness of a mother, the passion of a teacher, and the strength of a woman proud to be one, Dacia Maraini provides both the child growing in her mind and the reader with the tools to reflect, to learn from the mistakes of the past, and to give women back the pen with which to launch their revolution and rewrite their history. The result is a lucid and direct narrative essay that, based on the author's tragic experience, traces a critical and self-critical journey through the condition of women throughout the centuries.

Title: Cuerpo feliz
Women, Revolutions, and a Lost Son
Author: Dacia Maraini
Pages: 178
Size: 14 x 21 cm
Weight: 250 grams
Genre: Fiction
Language: Spanish
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Altamarea
Year: 2021