Althénopis: the trigenerational novel of Fabrizia Ramondino

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/ER/375741
Keywords: Family, Relación Maternofilial, Cotidianidad, Cocina, Fabrizia Ramondino

Abstract

This article is focused on the analysis of Althénopis (1981), the first novel published by the Italian writer Fabrizia Ramondino. This piece of work, partially autobiographical, is characterized by the thoroughness of description and the succession of a sequence of scenes from everyday life, all of them set in the family environment of the protagonist. In particular, we are going to study the familiar triad, formed by the grandmother, the mother and the protagonist, and how throughout daily life events, the writer reveals the relationship among them.

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Author Biography

Maria Reyes Ferrer, Universidad de Murcia

María Reyes Ferrer es licenciada en Filología Inglesa por la Universidad de Murcia y Filología Italiana por la Universidad de Salamanca. Es doctora por la Universidad de Sevilla con una tesis sobre la novela histórica italiana femenina. Actualmente imparte clases de lengua y cultura italiana en el Departamento de Filología Francesa, Románica, Italiana y Árabe de la Universidad de Murcia. Forma parte del grupo de investigación Escritoras y Escrituras (Hum 753) y sus investigaciones se centran en la narrativa femenina  italiana y los estudios de género. 

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Published
20-12-2019
How to Cite
Reyes Ferrer, M. (2019). Althénopis: the trigenerational novel of Fabrizia Ramondino. Estudios Románicos, 28, 347–360. https://doi.org/10.6018/ER/375741