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Antonella Cilento

Born 1970 · Italy

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    Strega 2014 · Shortlist

    Lisario o il piacere infinito delle donne

    Title translated by AI:“Lisario, or the Infinite Pleasure of Women”

    Antonella Cilento · 44 when first published

    Novel · 297 pages · Historical, Love

    AI-generated summary:In seventeenth-century Naples, Lisario, left mute by a botched operation, falls asleep whenever she cannot resist the adults' violence. A failed doctor hoping to restore his reputation is called to wake her.