The art of joy /
Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held values.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
[2013]
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | Traces the events of the twentieth century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the conventions of her fascist, patriarchal society to rise from poverty and marry an aristocrat without compromising her deeply held values. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in Italian in 1998 as L'arte della gioia." Translation of: Arte della gioia. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 684 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780374106140 (hbk.) 0374106142 (hbk.) |