Two Women (novel)

Two women
First edition
AuthorAlberto Moravia
Original titleLa Ciociara
TranslatorA. Davidson
Cover artistPierre-Auguste Renoir, The Braid, 1887
LanguageItalian
GenreWar novel
PublisherBompiani
Publication date
1957
Publication placeItaly
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages414

Two Women (original title in Italian: La Ciociara) is a 1957 Italian-language novel by Alberto Moravia. It tells the story of a woman trying to protect her teenaged daughter from the horrors of war. When both are attacked and the virgin daughter raped, the daughter suffers PTSD.

The 1960 film adaptation starred Sophia Loren and earned her the Academy Award.