Oriana: A Novel of Oriana Fallaci
Oriana: A Novel of Oriana Fallaci
Oriana: A Novel of Oriana Fallaci
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When a Hollywood producer comes to Oriana Fallaci at the end of her life to propose a movie, the story unfolds of her gutsy career rise as a journalist, her tragic love, and her greatest regret.
Oriana was born a rebel. She fought beside her father at age fourteen in Italy's Resistance against the Nazis and overcame poverty, the lack of a university education, and relentless sexism in the newsroom. By 1973, when she moved to New York, Oriana Fallaci was hailed by Newsweek as the greatest interviewer of her day. She catapulted to fame for her bold and provocative interviews with Kissinger, Arafat, Meir, Robert Kennedy, Indira Gandhi, the Shah of Iran, and other world leaders--not to mention the most prominent celebrities and artists of her day.
That same year, she did what no journalist is supposed to do: she fell in love with one of her subjects, Alexander Panagoulis, the Greek poet and hero. She was 44, he was 34; they lived in different countries. It didn't matter. Oriana had finally found what she longed for, a full life. But can a woman ever have it all, or does life always exact a price?
Oriana is the first biographical novel about the brilliant and fearless Italian journalist whom Christiane Amanpour has called her role model--and who holds a place alongside Mike Wallace and Barbara Walters as a master interviewer. It is the story of a trailblazer who broke through the glass ceiling of journalism, a woman who wasn't afraid to speak truth to power and who revolutionized her field, all while struggling to carve out a space for love and family.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Oriana is an exuberant novel about an exuberant woman, the famous Italian interviewer of the Seventies, Oriana Fallaci."--Historical Novels Review, May 2024
"Perhaps it's because I got to work with some of the greatest foreign correspondents of all time, when overseeing CNN and 60 Minutes... Or maybe it's because Oriana is a phenomenal tale from start to finish, one that manages to simultaneously limn the legend of Oriana and render her as exquisitely human. For whatever reason, I couldn't/didn't want to put it down. Oriana will open your eyes to a woman you should have known better and will be glad you finally got to know, will get you raving to your friends, and inspire you about the possibilities open to any woman ready and willing to grab the world by the balls."-- Jonathan Klein, former president of CNN/US, media entrepreneur
"I remember Oriana Fallaci vividly and was thrilled to read this novel about her work and her life, particularly her great romance in the early 70s with a man who was not afraid of her ability and ambition. Anastasia Rubis writes with a passion for her subject that matches Oriana's own craving for a big full life and in turn does her and the era a great justice. In scene after breathtaking scene, we relive a time of great hope when getting at the truth was possible. A truly inspiring debut." -- Alice Elliott Dark, author of In the Gloaming and Fellowship Point
"Inhaled this riveting page-turner on the fascinating trailblazing journalist Oriana Fallaci. Just one question: how did I not know about this incredible woman?" -- Julia Martin, New Jersey Monthly
"A love story as bold, sophisticated, and beautiful as the remarkable woman herself." -- Laurie Lico Albanese, author of Hester
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