Praise for The Girl with the Leica

"Exceptionally intricate...Janeczek's demanding, allusion-saturated, multiperspective novel portrays a circle of valiant dissidents."--Booklist (Starred Review)

"A daring attempt to capture the life of a revolutionary woman."--The Guardian

"This mosaic of vignettes and images brings a complex courageous woman back into focus."--BBC Culture

"Fans of historical fiction featuring strong, forward-thinking female characters will be enthralled."--Publishers Weekly

"A biography; a feminist parable; a declaration of love for photography; a narrative tableau of the 1930s: The Girl with the Leica is all of this at once. Helena Janeczek worked on this book for six years. And it shows." --Il Sole 24 Ore

"Helena Janeczek [ . . .] is Italy's most eclectic writer. While attentive to the narrative, she's obsessed with historical reality: The Girl with the Leica is her most beautiful book yet. In fact, each new book seems to surpass the previous one - until you realise that they are all part of the same encyclopaedia of the human experience." --L'Espresso

"In The Girl with the Leica Helena Janeczek brings into focus a world of young artists, photographers, and 'intellectual refugees' caught in the storm of 20th-century history, between one war and the other. Still, her prodigious characters remain capable of happiness, vital, and 'free from everything'. Janeczek's novel perfectly reproduces their sparkling passions." --Vanity Fair

"In the novel, Gerda [Taro] comes to life in the recollection of three friends who loved her. She's vital, brave, elusive yet unforgettable. The irresistible fascination she exerted on her contemporaries retains all its power today.' --Internazionale

"A story of bravery and determination that leaves us breathless and with a sense of emptiness, as if we have known [Gerda Taro] personally." --Repubblica