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Ocho monólogos
96 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 1990
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Franca Rame
112 books18 followersFranca Rame (18 July 1929 – 29 May 2013) was an Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist. She was married to Nobel laureate playwright Dario Fo and is the mother of writer Jacopo Fo. Fo dedicated his Nobel Prize to her.
Franca Rame was born in Parabiago, Lombardy, in 1929, into a family with a long theatre tradition. She made her theatrical debut in 1951. Shortly thereafter, she met Dario Fo, whom she married in 1954. Their son, Jacopo was born on 31 March 1955. In 1958, she co-founded the Dario Fo–Franca Rame Theatre Company in Milan, with Fo as the director and writer, and Rame the leading actress and administrator.
Rame continued working with Fo through many plays and several theatre companies, popular success and government censorship. She was active in Soccorso Rosso (Red Aid), writing letters and providing books for prisoners and assisting their families and lawyers. In the 1970s, Rame began writing plays (often stage monologues) of her own, such as Grasso è bello! and Tutta casa, letto e chiesa, which displayed a markedly feminist bent.
In March 1973, fascists who were reportedly commissioned by high-ranking officials in Milan's Carabinieri (Italian federal police) abducted Rame, held her at gunpoint and dumped her in a van. They raped her, beat her, burnt her with cigarettes, slashed her with razor blades and left her in a park. She returned to the stage after two months with new anti-fascist monologues.
Rame became a member of the PCI in 1967.She was a member of the Italian Senate representing the centre-left anti-political corruption Italy of Values (IDV – Italia dei Valori) party, abandoned in 2008 due to political choices of the government supported by the IDV party. From 2010 she was, also with her husband, an independent member of the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC – Partito della Rifondazione Comunista).
She died in 2013 at the age of 83.
Franca Rame was born in Parabiago, Lombardy, in 1929, into a family with a long theatre tradition. She made her theatrical debut in 1951. Shortly thereafter, she met Dario Fo, whom she married in 1954. Their son, Jacopo was born on 31 March 1955. In 1958, she co-founded the Dario Fo–Franca Rame Theatre Company in Milan, with Fo as the director and writer, and Rame the leading actress and administrator.
Rame continued working with Fo through many plays and several theatre companies, popular success and government censorship. She was active in Soccorso Rosso (Red Aid), writing letters and providing books for prisoners and assisting their families and lawyers. In the 1970s, Rame began writing plays (often stage monologues) of her own, such as Grasso è bello! and Tutta casa, letto e chiesa, which displayed a markedly feminist bent.
In March 1973, fascists who were reportedly commissioned by high-ranking officials in Milan's Carabinieri (Italian federal police) abducted Rame, held her at gunpoint and dumped her in a van. They raped her, beat her, burnt her with cigarettes, slashed her with razor blades and left her in a park. She returned to the stage after two months with new anti-fascist monologues.
Rame became a member of the PCI in 1967.She was a member of the Italian Senate representing the centre-left anti-political corruption Italy of Values (IDV – Italia dei Valori) party, abandoned in 2008 due to political choices of the government supported by the IDV party. From 2010 she was, also with her husband, an independent member of the Communist Refoundation Party (PRC – Partito della Rifondazione Comunista).
She died in 2013 at the age of 83.
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May 25, 2023
Ningún desperdicio.
Estos ocho monologos retratan la vida de mujeres que existen y que están tan cerca nuestro que podríamos ser nosotras mismas.
Para quien no los haya leído y tenga la duda: empezá con La Mujer sola. Cortito, al pie y muy entretenido. Con ese vas a conocer la forma de la obra y podés elegir si seguir.
Estos ocho monologos retratan la vida de mujeres que existen y que están tan cerca nuestro que podríamos ser nosotras mismas.
Para quien no los haya leído y tenga la duda: empezá con La Mujer sola. Cortito, al pie y muy entretenido. Con ese vas a conocer la forma de la obra y podés elegir si seguir.
May 6, 2025
“Nosotras, las mujeres, llevamos años luchando por nuestra liberación, por la igualdad de
derechos con el hombre, igualdad social, igualdad de sexo. Algo hemos avanzado en lo
social, pero en cuanto a la «igualdad sexual», prácticamente nada, jamás llegaremos a
igualar al hombre en este campo. Resulta del todo utópico esperarlo, incluso por un
hecho anatómico. ¡Resignémonos!”
derechos con el hombre, igualdad social, igualdad de sexo. Algo hemos avanzado en lo
social, pero en cuanto a la «igualdad sexual», prácticamente nada, jamás llegaremos a
igualar al hombre en este campo. Resulta del todo utópico esperarlo, incluso por un
hecho anatómico. ¡Resignémonos!”
September 5, 2025
03/09/25
Es un tipo de lectura totalmente diferente, me encantó el formato "monólogo".
Los monólogos son muy duros pero detrás de un poco de exageración y alboroto en las historias cada una de ellas tiene profundas e importantes ideas de las q debemos ser conscientes
Es un tipo de lectura totalmente diferente, me encantó el formato "monólogo".
Los monólogos son muy duros pero detrás de un poco de exageración y alboroto en las historias cada una de ellas tiene profundas e importantes ideas de las q debemos ser conscientes
February 14, 2022
[3,5 stars] La violación (Monólogo 7) "Veo sus caras. Me lo pienso una y otra vez. Luego me decido. Vuelvo a casa. Los denunciaré mañana."
April 18, 2025
En un momento de mi vida recuerdo que este libro me había encantado.
Siento que leí otro libro o soy otra persona.
No encontré en el libro la parte que recuerdo me había parecido HILARANTE. Estoy shockeada realmente.
Siento que leí otro libro o soy otra persona.
No encontré en el libro la parte que recuerdo me había parecido HILARANTE. Estoy shockeada realmente.
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