In this very short novel by a celebrated Italian writer, it's just after World War II, and a little girl hides nearby as her father, a fascist doctor with a history of torture, is murdered by relatives of one of his victims. Years later, when she is grown up, the girl finds a way to get her own revenge. A bestseller in Italy, WITHOUT BLOOD was originally published in the US as a short story in The New Yorker. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.
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