{"product_id":"9781641294638","title":"Tina, Mafia Soldier","description":"By: Maria Rosa Cutrufelli     \u003chr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA classic of Italian feminist mafia literature about a gender-bending mafiosa and the writer who becomes obsessed with telling her story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSicily, 1980s: When she was just eight years old, Tina watched as her father, a member of Cosa Nostra, was murdered in cold blood. Now a teenager, she terrorizes her hometown of Gela, having made it her mission to join the mafia, an organization traditionally forbidden to women as made members. Nicknamed \u003ci\u003e’a masculidda\u003c\/i\u003e, or “the tomboy,” Tina has taken charge of her own gang, and is notorious for her cruelty and reckless disregard for societal expectations.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When a news article is published about Tina’s latest crimes, a teacher living in Rome feels compelled to write a novel about her—even though it means returning to her native Sicily to gather material. She and Tina circle around each other in a dangerous dance of obsession and violence until their first, and last, explosive meeting.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This groundbreaking exploration of gender identity and clear-eyed presentation of an unseen side of the mafia is a landmark literary achievement by one of Italy’s feminist icons.","brand":"Soho Crime","offers":[{"title":"US - Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":46584769577187,"sku":"DTRPRUS-9781641294638","price":122.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1778\/4925\/files\/9781641294638.jpg?v=1749877816","url":"https:\/\/buybookbook.com\/zh\/products\/9781641294638","provider":"買書書 BuyBookBook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}