Letter to a Child Never Born
Letter to a Child Never Born (Italian: Lettera a un bambino mai nato, 1975) is a novel by Italian author and journalist Oriana Fallaci. It is written as a letter by a young professional woman (presumably Fallaci herself) to the fetus she carries in utero; it details the woman's struggle to choose between a career she loves and an unexpected pregnancy, explaining how life works with examples of her childhood, and warning him/her about the unfairness of the world. The English translation was first published in 1976.[1]
 First US edition | |
| Author | Oriana Fallaci |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lettera a un bambino mai nato |
| Translator | John Shepley |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Publisher | Rizzoli (Italy) Simon and Schuster (US) Arlington Books (UK) |
Publication date | 1975 (Italian) |
Published in English | 1976 (English) |
| Media type | Print (Book) |
| Pages | 114 |
| ISBN | 0-671-22374-7 |
| OCLC | 2493634 |
| 858/.9/1407 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.F192 Le PQ4866.A4 |
The book sold four million copies worldwide.
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