Goliarda Sapienza (10 May 1924 â€" 30 August 1996) was an Italian
actress and writer.Goliarda Sapienza was born 10 May 1924 in Catania.
Her mother was Maria Guidice, a prominent socialist, her father
Peppino Sapienza, a socialist lawyer. As a child, Goliarda Sapienza
reenacted films she had seen in cinema. In 1941 she and her mother
went to Rome, where she studied theatre. She worked as an actor in
both films and plays, but from 1958 she focused on writing.Her now
famous novel L’arte della gioia (The Art of Joy) was finished in
1976 but rejected by publishers because of its length (over 700 pages)
and its portrayal of a woman unrestrained by conventional morality and
traditional feminine roles. It was first published by her husband
Angelo Pellegrino after her death.
actress and writer.Goliarda Sapienza was born 10 May 1924 in Catania.
Her mother was Maria Guidice, a prominent socialist, her father
Peppino Sapienza, a socialist lawyer. As a child, Goliarda Sapienza
reenacted films she had seen in cinema. In 1941 she and her mother
went to Rome, where she studied theatre. She worked as an actor in
both films and plays, but from 1958 she focused on writing.Her now
famous novel L’arte della gioia (The Art of Joy) was finished in
1976 but rejected by publishers because of its length (over 700 pages)
and its portrayal of a woman unrestrained by conventional morality and
traditional feminine roles. It was first published by her husband
Angelo Pellegrino after her death.
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