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| Author | Lara Cardella |
|---|---|
| Original title | Volevo i pantaloni |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Mondadori, Arcade Publishing |
Publication date | 1989 |
Published in English | 1994 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 118 pages |
| ISBN | 155970263X |
Good Girls Don't Wear Trousers (Italian: Volevo i pantaloni) is an autobiographical novel by Lara Cardella. It was published by Mondadori in 1989, when the author was only 19.
The novel, which tells the plight of a teenager forced into the mental and cultural restrictions of Sicily in the 1980s, achieved unexpected success. It became a social phenomenon and was translated into several languages. [1] [2]
In 1990, the book was adapted into a film with the same name directed by Maurizio Ponzi. [3] [4] In 1995, Cardella wrote a sequel to the book, entitled Volevo i pantaloni 2. [5]
On the twentieth anniversary of the first publication in 2009, Mondadori published a new edition of the book which included a previously unpublished interview with the author.
