Born in a small Sicilian village and orphaned at age nine, Modesta spends her childhood in a convent raised by nuns. Through sheer cunning, she manages to escape, and eventually becomes a princess. Se
Goliarda Sapienza's The Art of Joy was written over a nine year span, from 1967 to 1976. At the time of her death in 1996, Sapienza had published nothing in a decade, having been unable to find a publ
A U.S. release of a long-anticipated posthumous novel, published to acclaim in France, traces the events of the 20th century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the convention
A U.S. release of a long-anticipated posthumous novel, published to acclaim in France, traces the events of the 20th century through the experiences of Sicilian-born Modesta, who defies the convention
