The Postwoman

Abstract for the book "The Postwoman" by Giannone F.: The debut novel by the young Italian writer Francesca Giannone, which became a literary sensation in Italy - more than 580,000 copies have already been sold, and the publication rights have been sold to 37 countries. The novel is based on the story of the author's great-grandmother, it tells the story of the life of Anna, a young woman from the north of Italy, who in 1934 moved with her family to the south of the country, to her husband's homeland. Having become the first female postwoman in Lizzanello, Anna challenges the patriarchal foundations of society. For more than 20 years, first on foot and then by bicycle, she delivers important correspondence to residents - these are letters from soldiers at the front, and postcards from those who left Italy forever, and messages from secret lovers. Anna reads letters to the illiterate and even teaches them to read and write. Without even noticing it, the brave "outsider" from the north will change a lot in the southern town and seriously affect the position of women there. Read more...