The Woman of Rome

The Woman from Rome (Italian: La romana) is a 1947 novel by Alberto Moravia[1] about the intersecting lives of many characters, chief among them a prostitute (whose mother is also a prostitute) and an idealistic intellectual who, after an interrogation by the Fascist officers, during which he betrays his colleagues (for reasons he himself is not able to understand), becomes completely disillusioned about everything.

First US edition
(publ Farrar, Straus, 1949)

Like many other Alberto Moravia novels and those by other authors of the time, this novel explores the themes of existentialism, morality, and alienation. Even though the novel is about a prostitute, an intellectual who loses his commitment and his belief in everything, and a Fascist officer, it presents compelling insights about the individuals and the society, and what links them together, as well as about their respective responsibilities.

Adaptations

The novel was adapted into a film in 1954.

  • In the film McVicar. McVicar is seen reading the book in his prison cell.
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gollark: ``` First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.```
gollark: Starscream says that's banned. I think it *might* be under creative (mis)interpretations. TJ09 hasn't explicitly specified.
gollark: What about "offer I accidentally declined"?
gollark: You mean the rules as posited by TJ09 or random moderators?

References
  1. Moravia, Alberto (1947). The Woman of Rome.
  2. Teti, John (May 10, 2015). "Mad Men: "The Milk And Honey Route" (Season 7, Episode 13)". AV Club.

Bibliography
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