Author | Donatella Di Pietrantonio |
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Original title | L'Arminuta |
Translator | Ann Goldstein |
Publisher | Einaudi, Europa Editions |
Publication date | 2017 |
Published in English | 2019 |
Media type |
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In 2021, the book was adapted into a film with the same name directed by Giuseppe Bonito. [9]
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