Eva Carieri - Eva. Il prezzo dell'ambizione

Original title: "Eva. Il prezzo dell'ambizione. La ricerca dell'amore nonostante tutto, oltre il pregiudizio" (Eva. The price of ambition. The search for love despite everything, beyond prejudice) by Eva Carieri.

“Intolerance, drugs, sex, and violence in an Italy no one has ever talked about enough. The search for love despite everything, beyond fear, beyond prejudice.” With this powerful line, Eva Carieri introduces readers to her autobiographical novel Eva. Il prezzo dell’ambizione, a deeply personal and unflinching exploration of what it means to be a transgender woman in a society that still struggles to accept difference.

Born in Palermo in 1980 and now living in Bologna, Eva Carieri is more than an author, she is a multifaceted artist: actress, presenter, and fashion icon. She began her career as a transgender model, breaking boundaries in the world of fashion and media. In 2016, she posed for Globus magazine in Croatia, an act that was seen as a groundbreaking moment for transgender visibility in mainstream European media. Alongside her modeling and acting work, she has written for international blogs on medicine and surgery, a field she has long been passionate about. Today, she also hosts a Fashion Web TV and regularly appears at artistic events.

The book, which opens with a preface by another iconic Italian trans woman, Eva Robin’s, takes readers on a raw, emotionally charged journey through the darker corners of Italian society. Carieri doesn’t hold back in describing the challenges she’s faced, addiction, rejection, marginalization, but she also speaks boldly of her unyielding desire for love and recognition. At its heart, this book is a tale of ambition, identity, and hope. Carieri’s story is a testament to resilience: to pursuing one’s dreams and yearning for love, even when the world says you shouldn't. She writes with a voice that is both lyrical and razor-sharp, unafraid to show vulnerability and strength in the same breath.

Eva. Il prezzo dell’ambizione is not just a memoir, it’s a statement. A protest. A love letter to everyone who has ever felt “too different” to belong. For readers who wish to dive deeper into Eva’s world, her 2023 interview published on the blog Heroines of My Life is an excellent companion to the book. In the interview, Eva talks candidly about her life, career, and what inspired her to share her story in book form. She reflects on her journey through the glamorous but often harsh realities of the fashion world, and what it means to live authentically in a world that still clings to outdated norms. With the book, Eva Carieri has gifted us a story that is as fierce as it is tender. It’s not just a transgender narrative, it’s a universal story of ambition, courage, and the hunger for love. And in a world still learning how to embrace diversity, Eva’s voice is one that demands to be heard.

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Interview with Eva Carieri
Monika: Bologna, a lovely city in Italy, is our venue today. I am talking to Eva Carieri, an inspirational Italian transgender activist, model, actress, blogger, and fashion...