Il libro dei miraggi by Jolanda

"Il libro dei miraggi" by Jolanda is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story primarily focuses on the character Clotilde, a young woman deeply committed to her medical studies and driven by a strong sense of compassion and purpose. Throughout the narrative, themes of gender expectations, societal pressures, and the tension between personal aspirations and familial responsibilities are explored. The opening of the novel introduces Clotilde in her domestic setting, interacting with her brother Roberto and their grandmother. As she navigates the challenges posed by her ambitions in medicine, Clotilde also faces criticism and misunderstanding from those around her. Her internal struggles reflect her desire to balance her pursuit of knowledge and her calling to help others, alongside her emerging feelings for Aroldo, a fellow student. The initial chapters establish the atmosphere of the period and set the stage for her journey through love, loss, and self-discovery amidst the complexities of her life and career in a male-dominated field. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Jolanda, 1864-1917
Title Il libro dei miraggi
Original Publication Italy: Cappelli,1894.
Credits Barbara Magni and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images made available by The Internet Archive)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 43.4 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Language Italian
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Italian fiction -- 19th century
Category Text
eBook-No. 67559
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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