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Quel che so di lei. Donne prigioniere di amori straordinari (“What I Know About Her: Women Imprisoned by Extraordinary Loves”) by Monica Guerritore is a powerful literary narrative that intertwines the tragic fate of Giulia Trigona – an aristocratic woman murdered by her lover in 1911 – with the voices of iconic female characters from literature and theatre. Guerritore, an actress herself, enters Giulia’s mind during her final hours and, through her, brings to life eight other women: Emma Bovary, La Lupa, Carmen, Oriana Fallaci, and others.
These women share a common thread: they are trapped in passionate, often destructive, relationships. Guerritore explores why they allow themselves to be consumed, what binds them to men who ultimately destroy them. This is not a crime reconstruction, but a profound meditation on passion, submission, seduction, and resistance. Written in a poetic and almost theatrical style, the book invites readers to reflect on the vulnerability — and the strength — of female desire.
The result is a moving and timely work about love as a prison — but also about the possibility of liberation.
Quel che so di lei. Donne prigioniere di amori straordinari (“What I Know About Her: Women Imprisoned by Extraordinary Loves”) by Monica Guerritore is a powerful literary narrative that intertwines the tragic fate of Giulia Trigona – an aristocratic woman murdered by her lover in 1911 – with the voices of iconic female characters from literature and theatre. Guerritore, an actress herself, enters Giulia’s mind during her final hours and, through her, brings to life eight other women: Emma Bovary, La Lupa, Carmen, Oriana Fallaci, and others.
These women share a common thread: they are trapped in passionate, often destructive, relationships. Guerritore explores why they allow themselves to be consumed, what binds them to men who ultimately destroy them. This is not a crime reconstruction, but a profound meditation on passion, submission, seduction, and resistance. Written in a poetic and almost theatrical style, the book invites readers to reflect on the vulnerability — and the strength — of female desire.
The result is a moving and timely work about love as a prison — but also about the possibility of liberation.