{"product_id":"tina-mafia-soldier","title":"Tina, Mafia Soldier","description":"\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003ea 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a news article is published about Tina's latest crimes, a teacher\u003cbr\u003eliving in Rome feels compelled to write a novel about her--even though \u003cbr\u003eit 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis groundbreaking exploration of gender identity and clear-eyed presentation of an unseen side of the mafia is a landmark literary \u003cbr\u003eachievement by one of Italy's feminist icons.","brand":"Maria Rosa Cutrufelli (Author), Robin Pickering-Iazzi (Translator)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43752051310819,"sku":"9781641294249","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/3906\/6759\/products\/9781641294249-us.jpg?v=1678294651","url":"https:\/\/littleprofessorbookshop.com\/products\/tina-mafia-soldier","provider":"Little Professor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}