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"Alba de Céspedes wrote novels in the 1940s and 1950s that were radically contemporary, both then and now . . . [her] fiction is written with an acute sense of responsibility to tell the truth. . . . Her Side of the Story is a courageous novel, beautifully imagined and written.”
—Elena Lappin, The Washington Post
"Her Side of the Story is an achievement that warrants not only a second look at this forgotten writer, but also an important place in the canon of women’s literature."
—Margarita Diaz, The Chicago Review of Books
★ "De Céspedes’s melancholy testament to a hidden life feels timeless and vital."
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"A lavishly detailed critique of romantic ideals and social constrictions."
—Kirkus Reviews
"De Cespedes' work has lost none of its subversive force."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Asks perennial questions about the value and dangers of an examined life."
—Lara Feigel, The Guardian
"Alba de Céspedes wrote novels in the 1940s and 1950s that were radically contemporary, both then and now . . . [her] fiction is written with an acute sense of responsibility to tell the truth. . . . Her Side of the Story is a courageous novel, beautifully imagined and written.”
—Elena Lappin, The Washington Post
"Her Side of the Story is an achievement that warrants not only a second look at this forgotten writer, but also an important place in the canon of women’s literature."
—Margarita Diaz, The Chicago Review of Books
★ "De Céspedes’s melancholy testament to a hidden life feels timeless and vital."
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"A lavishly detailed critique of romantic ideals and social constrictions."
—Kirkus Reviews
"De Cespedes' work has lost none of its subversive force."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Asks perennial questions about the value and dangers of an examined life."
—Lara Feigel, The Guardian
Alba de Céspedes (1911–1997) was a bestselling Italian-Cuban feminist writer greatly influenced by the cultural developments that lead to and resulted from World War II. In 1935, she was jailed for her anti-fascist activities in Italy. Two of her novels were also banned—Nessuno Torna Indietro (1938) and La Fuga (1940). In 1943, she was again imprisoned for her assistance with Radio Partigiana in Bari, where she was a resistance radio personality known as Clorinda. After the war, she moved to Paris, where she lived until her death in 1997.
TRANSLATOR BIO: Jill Foulston is the translator of novels by Erri de Luca, Augusto de Angelis, and Piero Chiara.
—Elena Lappin, The Washington Post
"Her Side of the Story is an achievement that warrants not only a second look at this forgotten writer, but also an important place in the canon of women’s literature."
—Margarita Diaz, The Chicago Review of Books
★ "De Céspedes’s melancholy testament to a hidden life feels timeless and vital."
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"A lavishly detailed critique of romantic ideals and social constrictions."
—Kirkus Reviews
"De Cespedes' work has lost none of its subversive force."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Asks perennial questions about the value and dangers of an examined life."
—Lara Feigel, The Guardian
"Alba de Céspedes wrote novels in the 1940s and 1950s that were radically contemporary, both then and now . . . [her] fiction is written with an acute sense of responsibility to tell the truth. . . . Her Side of the Story is a courageous novel, beautifully imagined and written.”
—Elena Lappin, The Washington Post
"Her Side of the Story is an achievement that warrants not only a second look at this forgotten writer, but also an important place in the canon of women’s literature."
—Margarita Diaz, The Chicago Review of Books
★ "De Céspedes’s melancholy testament to a hidden life feels timeless and vital."
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
"A lavishly detailed critique of romantic ideals and social constrictions."
—Kirkus Reviews
"De Cespedes' work has lost none of its subversive force."
—The New York Times Book Review
"Asks perennial questions about the value and dangers of an examined life."
—Lara Feigel, The Guardian
Alba de Céspedes (1911–1997) was a bestselling Italian-Cuban feminist writer greatly influenced by the cultural developments that lead to and resulted from World War II. In 1935, she was jailed for her anti-fascist activities in Italy. Two of her novels were also banned—Nessuno Torna Indietro (1938) and La Fuga (1940). In 1943, she was again imprisoned for her assistance with Radio Partigiana in Bari, where she was a resistance radio personality known as Clorinda. After the war, she moved to Paris, where she lived until her death in 1997.
TRANSLATOR BIO: Jill Foulston is the translator of novels by Erri de Luca, Augusto de Angelis, and Piero Chiara.