Dacia Maraini's narratives of survival : (re)constructed /
Gabriele, Tommasina,1962-author.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Stretching the critical framework -- Too sweet for the sweet: backward and downward in Il treno per Helsinki -- Acts of reconstruction: Isolina, la donna tagliata a pezzi -- The metaphor of arrested maternity and the reconstruction of maternal desire: from Donna in guerra to La nave per Kobe -- The child protagonist: crossing genres in Dolce per sé and Storie di cani per una bambina -- The reconstruction of Cronaca Nera: Buio -- Postmodern reconstructions: individual and collective survival in Columba -- Conclusion: Beyond survival.
Maraini, Dacia