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008 780127t19781976nyu 000 0 eng d
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035 $a(OCoLC)3584915
041 1 $aeng$hita
050 4 $aPQ4866.A4$bL4 1978
082 04 $a853.914$bF194L
100 1 $aFallaci, Oriana.
240 10 $aLettera a un bambino mai nato.$lEnglish
245 10 $aLetter to a child never born /$cOriana Fallaci ; translated by John Shepley.
260 $aGarden City, N.Y. :$bAnchor Books,$c1978.
300 $a115 pages ;$c21 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aTranslation of Lettera a un bambino mai nato.
520 $aPublished by Rizzoli in 1975, Letter to a Child Never Born was quickly translated and sold in twenty-seven countries, becoming an extraordinary world success. It is the tragic monologue of a woman speaking with the child she carries in her womb. This letter confronts the burning theme of abortion, and the meaning of life, by asking difficult questions: Is it fair to impose life even if it means suffering? Would it be better not to be born at all? Letter to a Child Never Born touches on the real meaning of being a woman: the power to give life or not. When the book begins, the protagonist is upset after learning she is pregnant. She knows nothing about the child, except that this creature depends totally and uniquely on her own choices. The creation of another person directly within one's own body is a very shocking thing. The sense of responsibility is huge; it is a heavy burden that gives life to endless reflections, from the origin of our existence to the shame of our selfishness. If the child could choose, would he prefer to be born, to grow up, and to suffer, or would he return to the joyful limbo from which he came? A woman's freedom and individuality are also challenged by a newborn -- should she renounce her freedom, her job, and her choice? What should she do at this point?
650 0 $aConduct of life.
650 7 $aConduct of life.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00874563
994 $aZ0$bPMR
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