by Dacia Maraini · Rizzoli - RCS Libri · tapa dura · ISBN 9788817680196
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«Buio» is a book of twelve short stories by Dacia Maraini, published by Rizzoli in hardback (215 pages, in Italian).
The twelve stories address violence against childhood and adolescence from the children's perspective. Dacia Maraini explores abuse, trauma and loss of trust, and the fear of the incomprehensible, inviting reflection on the vulnerability of the young and the need to protect them.
Buio was published in 1999 in Rizzoli's «La scala» collection and won the Strega Prize that same year.
Buio is aimed at readers of contemporary Italian fiction and short stories with social and literary depth.
Dacia Maraini is an Italian writer. Maraini's work focuses on women's issues, and she has written numerous plays and novels. She has won awards for her work, including the Formentor Prize for L'età del malessere (1963); the Fregene Prize for Isolina (1985); the Premio Campiello and Book of the Year Award for La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa (1990); and the Premio Strega for Buio (1999). In 2013, Irish Braschi's biographical documentary I Was Born Travelling told the story of her life, focusing in particular on her imprisonment in a concentration camp in Japan during World War II and the journeys she made around the world with her partner Alberto Moravia and close friends Pier Paolo Pasolini and Maria Callas.
