{"product_id":"9781581952438","title":"The Woman of Rome","description":"The glitter and cynicism of Rome under Mussolini provide the background of what is  probably Alberto Moravia’s best and best-known novel — \u003ci\u003eThe Woman of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e. It’s the  story of Adriana, a simple girl with no fortune but her beauty who models naked for  a painter, accepts gifts from men, and could never quite identify the moment when  she traded her private dream of home and children for the life of a prostitute.\u003cbr\u003e One  of the very few novels of the twentieth century which can be ranked with the work  of Dostoevsky, \u003ci\u003eThe Woman of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e also tells the stories of the tortured university  student Giacomo, a failed revolutionary who refuses to admit his love for Adriana;  of the sinister figure of Astarita, the Secret Police officer obsessed with Adriana;  and of the coarse and brutal criminal Sonzogno, who treats Adriana as his private  property. Within this story of passion and betrayal, Moravia calmly strips away the  pride and arrogance hiding the corrupt heart of Italian Fascism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133057319152,"sku":"9781581952438","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781581952438_p0.jpg?v=1763784286","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781581952438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}