Dario Fo (All press)
- Dec 22 2015
Nota Benes
— World Literature Today - Sep 28 2015
Barnes & Noble Review: "Fo’s high-spirited work, [is] a novel that comes close to a romp."
— Barnes and Noble Review - Aug 14 2015
The New York Times: "THE POPE'S DAUGHTER ... stands as an evident tribute both to its much maligned heroine and to Franca Rame, in all her beauty and fiery dignity.” - Aug 10 2015
Mary Whipple Reviews: "Few readers will fail to see parallels between this political action and its on-going warfare, and similar behavior and political activity in the present day..." - Aug 10 2015
The Washington Post: "“The Pope’s Daughter” offers a studied reconsideration of Lucrezia’s life, swerving dramatically from accounts of her as “a monster, a poisoner, and a prostitute.”" - Aug 7 2015
Boston Globe: "In his fictionalized retelling of her life, Lucrezia is indeed beautiful and intelligent." - Aug 6 2015
The Christian Science Monitor: “[. . .] not quite like any of the other thousand books written on Lucrezia Borgia: a deeply felt three-dimensional portrait that replaces flamboyant rumors with fallible, admirable humanity.” - Jul 27 2015
BookSexyReview.com: "The Pope’s Daughter is sophisticated, clever, challenging [. . .]– everything we have come to expect from a Nobel Laureate and in a first novel." - May 20 2015
Kirkus Reviews: "In this deft translation, there’s a historical plethora of saints and sinners, arranged marriages and forced annulments, wars and murders..."