A Coin in Nine Hands (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Marguerite Yourcenar
- First Published: 1934
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: 1933
- Setting: Rome, Italy
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Social realism, Character study
- Subjects: Dictators, Politics, Love or romance, Suicide, Revolutions, Dreams, 1930’s, Reality, Assassination, Money, Fascism, Rome
- Locales: Rome, Italy
Characters Discussed
Marcella Ardeati Sarte (mahr- CHEHL-lah ahr-DEHAH-tee SAHR-teh), Dr. Alessandro Sarte’s wife. She is separated from him and living with Massimo Iacofleff. She declares herself as realizing her vocation in her revolt against authority, law, and justice, as established by rulers such as Julius Caesar and Benito Mussolini. Marcella’s true vocation is to feel allied to all those who are humiliated, oppressed, and committed to rebellion. She is demoniacally bound to her mission of assassinating Mussolini. Her harshness is in response to that dictator’s...
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