by Michela Murgia · Salamandra · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788498383775
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«La acabadora» is Michela Murgia's first novel, published by Salamandra in paperback (192 pages, in Spanish).
In 1950s Sardinia, Maria is adopted by Bonaria Urrai, the village seamstress. The girl senses that her soul mother keeps a secret: Bonaria works as an acabadora, the person who assists the dying who ask for a dignified end. The story is a reflection on death, motherhood and ancestral traditions.
The work belongs to the Salamandra Narrativa collection and was awarded Italy's Campiello Prize.
For readers of literary and contemporary fiction interested in rural Sardinia, family and traditions surrounding death.
Michela Murgia was an Italian novelist, playwright, and radio personality. She was a winner of the Campiello Prize, the Mondello International Literary Prize and Dessì Prize, and was an active feminist and left-wing voice in the Italian public scene, speaking out on themes such as euthanasia and LGBTQ+ rights.
