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Bianca Pitzorno

Born 1942 · Italy

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    Strega 2026 · Shortlist

    La sonnambula

    Title translated by AI:“The Sleepwalker”

    Bianca Pitzorno · 84 when first published

    Novel · 408 pages · Historical

    AI-generated summary:Since childhood Ofelia has fainted and woken with visions of the future. Fleeing a dangerous marriage, she settles in a Sardinian town in the late nineteenth century and earns her living as a 'renowned sleepwalker' telling fortunes.