The Blind Woman of Sorrento (novel)

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The Blind Woman of Sorrento
Author Francesco Mastriani
Language Italy
Publication date
1852
Media type Print

The Blind Woman of Sorrento (Italian:La cieca di Sorrento) is a novel by the Italian writer Francesco Mastriani which was first published in 1852. [1]

Francesco Mastriani (1819–1891) was an Italian novelist. Mastriani wrote in a variety of genres. One of his most successful was The Blind Woman of Sorrento (1852). In the twentieth century a number of his novels were turned into films.

The novel has been adapted into other media several times including:

The Blind Woman of Sorrento is a 1916 Italian silent drama film directed by Gustavo Serena and starring Alfredo De Antoni, Olga Benetti and Carlo Benetti. It is set in the nineteenth century in Sorrento in southern Italy. It is an adaptation of the 1852 novel of the same title by Francesco Mastriani. Subsequent adaptations were made in 1934, 1952 and 1963.

The Blind Woman of Sorrento is a 1934 Italian drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Dria Paola, Corrado Racca and Dino Di Luca. It is an adaptation of the 1852 novel of the same title by Francesco Mastriani. The novel has been adapted into film on two other occasions: the 1916 silent The Blind Woman of Sorrento and The Blind Woman of Sorrento.

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References

  1. Cicioni & Di Ciolla p.1

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