by Dacia Maraini · Piper · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9783492235464
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«Die stumme Herzogin» is the novel by Dacia Maraini, published by Piper in paperback (341 pages, in German).
The narrative focuses on the life of a duchess and the silences that mark her existence. Through her story, the novel explores power relations, submission, and the loneliness of a woman subjected to a hierarchical environment.
The edition belongs to the Piper Taschenbuch series (volume 3546).
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.
