The Woman of Rome
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The Woman from Rome is a 1947
1947 in literature
The year 1947 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Diary of Anne Frank is published for the first time.*Jack Kerouac makes the journey which he will later chronicle in his book On the Road....

 novel by Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism....

 about the intersecting lives of many characters, chief among them being 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.

Like many other novels by Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia, born Alberto Pincherle was an Italian novelist and journalist. His novels explored matters of modern sexuality, social alienation, and existentialism....

 novels and by other authors of the time, this novel explores the themes of existentialism and 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, the novel still presents compelling insights about the individual and the society and what links them together. And also about their respective responsibilities.

The novel was adapted into a film
Woman of Rome
Woman of Rome is a 1954 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa and starring Gina Lollobrigida.-Cast:* Gina Lollobrigida - Adriana* Daniel Gélin - Mino* Franco Fabrizi - Gino* Raymond Pellegrin - Astarita* Pina Piovani - Madre di Adriana...

in 1954.
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