A young woman, of humble origin and without property, decides to survive with the means at his disposal: intelligence, art and pretense. In Victorian England, where social conventions stifle individual ambition, Jane takes on a role – and plays it to the end. With boldness and incisiveness, the Louisa May Alcott reveals the cracks of a world that is reflected in the image of the woman: Who is she and who is she pretending to be to survive?.
A sharp, pioneering feminist narrative about social masks, desire and power.
THE LINE
They are reading "Breathless»: works small in size, but rich in ideas, boldness and content. The series «Breathless» aspires to highlight lesser-known or forgotten works of world literature, giving them new life through a modern, fresh reading proposition.
THE CREATOR
THE Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) grew up among important intellectuals of her time, such as Margaret Fuller, The Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry David ThoreauFrom May to July 1868 he wrote the classic novel Little ladies, based on her personal experiences. Other features of her work are: A romantic girl, Little gentlemen, Joe's boys, The little ladies get married, The circus childThe novel you hold in your hands is perhaps her "darkest" work famous American prose writer and poet.
