The Art of Joy by Goliarda Sapienza: Writing for Emancipation (2023)
• October 21st, 2023 • 0h 59min
Documentary, History
Overview
Between 1967 and 1976, Italian writer Goliarda Sapienza (1924-76) wrote The Art of Joy, a subversive novel about the dazzling social ascent of a rebellious heroine; too scandalous to be published at that contradictory time.
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