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Temná dcera
Author: Elena Ferrante
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Divorced Leda enjoys an unexpected sense of freedom after her adult daughters leave. Her peaceful summer in southern Italy is disrupted by an encounter with young mother Nina and her little girl. In Temná dcera, Elena Ferrante explores difficult questions of motherhood and personal identity.
The English literature professor recalls her own mother, raising her children, and the desire not to lose herself. Nina and her child prompt an intense internal confrontation. The intimate beach setting brings contradictory emotional bonds into focus, including feelings that do not fit a simple image of the good mother.
This edition has 192 pages. The e-book formats are EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
Divorced Leda enjoys an unexpected sense of freedom after her adult daughters leave. Her peaceful summer in southern Italy is disrupted by an encounter with young mother Nina and her little girl. In Temná dcera, Elena Ferrante explores difficult questions of motherhood and personal identity.
Book information
- Author
- Elena Ferrante
- Publisher
- Prostor
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Original title
- La figlia oscura
- ISBN
- 978-80-726-0429-6
- Publication date
- 1. January 2019
- Pages
- 192
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-726-0429-6) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-726-0429-6) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-726-0429-6)
What is Temná dcera about?
The English literature professor recalls her own mother, raising her children, and the desire not to lose herself. Nina and her child prompt an intense internal confrontation. The intimate beach setting brings contradictory emotional bonds into focus, including feelings that do not fit a simple image of the good mother.
Themes and motifs
Motherhood and identity
Leda reconsiders the relationship between caring for others and her own needs.
Suppressed memories
A new encounter brings earlier family experiences to the surface.
Setting
A resort in southern Italy, particularly its beach.
Main characters
Leda
A divorced university professor of English literature and mother of two adult daughters.
Nina
A young mother whose presence with her daughter stirs Leda's memories.
Who is this book for?
For readers of psychological novels about family relationships and women's experiences.
Book context
Elena Ferrante's psychological fiction examines conflicting aspects of motherhood and emotional attachment.
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What is Temná dcera about?
Meeting a young mother and her daughter brings back Leda's memories of motherhood and her need for personal freedom.
Who wrote the book?
Elena Ferrante.
Where is the story set?
At a resort in southern Italy.
What are the edition's length and formats?
This edition has 192 pages. The e-book formats are EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
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