Tra le pagine della fame. Un viaggio letterario
by Ricaldone, Luisa
A journey through the literatures that have depicted the many faces of hunger: as a political weapon of annihilation or a consequence of climatic and wartime disasters; as a deliberate act of bodily mortification or a form of civil protest; as the ultimate expression of devastating poverty, a pathological refusal to eat, or a metaphor that extends beyond material food scarcity to signify something deeper. A curated selection of readings, historical and existential landscapes, powerful testimonies, and emotionally charged works of fiction. For generations in the so-called developed world, hunger has remained a distant reality. Yet in a time like ours, where war and famine are once again converging into a threatening global crisis, engaging with this theme – through reflections on both well-known and lesser-known literary texts, as explored in this volume – can offer insight into the forces that have driven entire populations into the horrors of famine and death.
- Publishing house Seb27
- Year of publication 2023
- Number of pages 224
- ISBN 9788898670772
- Foreign Rights edizioni@seb27.it
- Price 16.00
Ricaldone, Luisa
Luisa Ricaldone taught Contemporary Italian Literature at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Turin. Her research has focused particularly on literature between the 18th and 20th/21st centuries, with special attention to women’s literary production, a field in which she has published numerous essays—both individually and in collaboration—in Italy and abroad. More recently, she has shifted her focus to migration literature and literary representations of old age.
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