Description |
282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note |
First published in Italian as Oriana, una donna by Rizzoli, Milan, in 2013. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-275) and index. |
Contents |
A family in which nobody smiles -- A little girl accustomed to fear, and to the cold -- A house full of books -- The kid at the paper -- The pen of Oriana's -- Discovering America -- First love -- Around the world -- Penelope's revenge -- Conquering the moon -- Miss Root Beer -- Saigon and so be it -- Backpack and helmet -- A man of few words -- Interviews with history -- A hero -- Unborn children -- The Arabian Desert -- The return -- Inshallah -- Ildebranda's trunk -- The great silence -- The rage and the pride. |
Summary |
A landmark biography of the most famous Italian journalist of the twentieth century, an inspiring and often controversial woman who defied the codes of reportage and established the "La Fallaci" style of interview. |
Subject |
Fallaci, Oriana.
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Women journalists -- Italy -- Biography.
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Fallaci, Oriana. (OCoLC)fst00044222
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Women journalists. (OCoLC)fst01178072
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Italy. (OCoLC)fst01204565
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Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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Added Author |
Harss, Marina, translator.
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Added Title |
Oriana. Selections
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Other Form: |
Online version: De Stefano, Cristina, 1967- Oriana Fallaci. New York : Other Press, 2017 9781590517871 (DLC) 2017003761 |
ISBN |
9781590517864 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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1590517865 (hardcover ;) (alk. paper) |
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