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M Son of the Century

Scurati, Antonio
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780008363192
Publisert
2021-04-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Fourth Estate Ltd
Vekt
1140 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
52 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
784

Forfatter
Scurati, Antonio
Oversetter
Milano Appel, Anne

Om bidragsyterne

Antonio Scurati was born in Naples in 1969 and lives in Milan. He is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Creative writing at the IULM University in Milan and a columnist for Corriere della Sera. He is the author of various novels which have won an array of literary prizes in Italy, and M: The Son of the Century is the first to be translated into English. The first in a quartet of novels about Mussolini and the rise of fascism, it was the winner of the 2019 Strega award and has been translated into forty languages.

M Son of the Century

Scurati, Antonio
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk
Scurati, Antonio
Innbundet / 2021 / Engelsk
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<p>‘An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel’ New York Times</p> <p>‘A masterful historical account, an extraordinary and stimulating book. A portrait of Benito Mussolini all the more accurate and powerful as it is factual and rigorous. An audacious, fluid, dazzling production. A brilliant story’<br />Le Figaro</p> <p>‘An indisputable literary achievement. Scurati carefully examines history, with an experienced prose rich in literary allusions. Like Yourcenar, Gore Vidal, Sebald, Echenoz or Fences. Italo Calvino would have loved it’<br />El Paìs</p> <p>‘Resembles a political thriller … surprisingly modern. A must read’ Die Zeit</p> <p>‘The novel Italy has been waiting for. A masterpiece.’ Roberto Saviano</p> <p>‘Panoptic and polyphonic, Scurati’s book gives us the experiences of the fearful and the feared, the rhetoric of both the revolutionaries and the reactionaries … a multitude of short fragments that collectively add up to an immense mosaic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman</p>

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction. Italy is exhausted. Tired of the political class. Tired of the inept moderates and the agonizing machinations of a democracy that no longer seems to be working. While the leaders of the country have sat idly in the safety of parliament, achieving nothing, one man on the outside has risen to the top. He is a misfit par excellence, a protector of the demobilized, a lost drifter searching for the way. He speaks for the outcasts, the renegades and the ideologically pure. He is a former socialist leader ousted by his party, the director of a small opposition newspaper, a tireless political agitator. Like an animal, he can smell that change is coming. He is Benito Mussolini. M tells the story of the rise of fascism from within the mind of its founder. Rich in historical detail, and interspersed with real documents and sources, this is a masterful work of historical fiction with urgent resonance for our times
Les mer
THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction.
Les mer
‘An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel’ New York Times ‘A masterful historical account, an extraordinary and stimulating book. A portrait of Benito Mussolini all the more accurate and powerful as it is factual and rigorous. An audacious, fluid, dazzling production. A brilliant story’Le Figaro ‘An indisputable literary achievement. Scurati carefully examines history, with an experienced prose rich in literary allusions. Like Yourcenar, Gore Vidal, Sebald, Echenoz or Fences. Italo Calvino would have loved it’El Paìs ‘Resembles a political thriller … surprisingly modern. A must read’ Die Zeit ‘The novel Italy has been waiting for. A masterpiece.’ Roberto Saviano ‘Panoptic and polyphonic, Scurati’s book gives us the experiences of the fearful and the feared, the rhetoric of both the revolutionaries and the reactionaries … a multitude of short fragments that collectively add up to an immense mosaic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman
Les mer
• AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: M. sold over 500,000 copies in Italy, remained on the Italian bestseller charts for more than 50 weeks, and was heavily discussed in Italian media, opening up the debate around Mussolini’s legacy • AMBITIOUS HISTORICAL FICTION: This is historical fiction with the scope, research and ambition of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. • HBO SERIES IN THE WORKS: A collaboration between HBO and Wildside (the company who produced HBO’s adaptation of My Brilliant Friend) is already in the works with a major, renowned director attached • THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT: The rise of the far right across Europe, including in Italy, makes this book essential reading, providing insight into a mindset that many still share • A GLOBAL PHENOMENON: rights have sold in over 21 languages with the book making the bestseller list in multiple territories Competition: Mussolini’s War; HHhH; The Shortest History of Germany. John Gooch; Laurent Binet; James Hawes
Les mer

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<p>‘An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel’ New York Times</p> <p>‘A masterful historical account, an extraordinary and stimulating book. A portrait of Benito Mussolini all the more accurate and powerful as it is factual and rigorous. An audacious, fluid, dazzling production. A brilliant story’<br />Le Figaro</p> <p>‘An indisputable literary achievement. Scurati carefully examines history, with an experienced prose rich in literary allusions. Like Yourcenar, Gore Vidal, Sebald, Echenoz or Fences. Italo Calvino would have loved it’<br />El Paìs</p> <p>‘Resembles a political thriller … surprisingly modern. A must read’ Die Zeit</p> <p>‘The novel Italy has been waiting for. A masterpiece.’ Roberto Saviano</p> <p>‘Panoptic and polyphonic, Scurati’s book gives us the experiences of the fearful and the feared, the rhetoric of both the revolutionaries and the reactionaries … a multitude of short fragments that collectively add up to an immense mosaic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman</p>

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction. Italy is exhausted. Tired of the political class. Tired of the inept moderates and the agonizing machinations of a democracy that no longer seems to be working. While the leaders of the country have sat idly in the safety of parliament, achieving nothing, one man on the outside has risen to the top. He is a misfit par excellence, a protector of the demobilized, a lost drifter searching for the way. He speaks for the outcasts, the renegades and the ideologically pure. He is a former socialist leader ousted by his party, the director of a small opposition newspaper, a tireless political agitator. Like an animal, he can smell that change is coming. He is Benito Mussolini. M tells the story of the rise of fascism from within the mind of its founder. Rich in historical detail, and interspersed with real documents and sources, this is a masterful work of historical fiction with urgent resonance for our times
Les mer
THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction.
Les mer
‘An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel’ New York Times ‘A masterful historical account, an extraordinary and stimulating book. A portrait of Benito Mussolini all the more accurate and powerful as it is factual and rigorous. An audacious, fluid, dazzling production. A brilliant story’Le Figaro ‘An indisputable literary achievement. Scurati carefully examines history, with an experienced prose rich in literary allusions. Like Yourcenar, Gore Vidal, Sebald, Echenoz or Fences. Italo Calvino would have loved it’El Paìs ‘Resembles a political thriller … surprisingly modern. A must read’ Die Zeit ‘The novel Italy has been waiting for. A masterpiece.’ Roberto Saviano ‘Panoptic and polyphonic, Scurati’s book gives us the experiences of the fearful and the feared, the rhetoric of both the revolutionaries and the reactionaries … a multitude of short fragments that collectively add up to an immense mosaic’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman
Les mer
• AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: M. sold over 500,000 copies in Italy, remained on the Italian bestseller charts for more than 50 weeks, and was heavily discussed in Italian media, opening up the debate around Mussolini’s legacy • AMBITIOUS HISTORICAL FICTION: This is historical fiction with the scope, research and ambition of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy. • HBO SERIES IN THE WORKS: A collaboration between HBO and Wildside (the company who produced HBO’s adaptation of My Brilliant Friend) is already in the works with a major, renowned director attached • THE RISE OF THE FAR RIGHT: The rise of the far right across Europe, including in Italy, makes this book essential reading, providing insight into a mindset that many still share • A GLOBAL PHENOMENON: rights have sold in over 21 languages with the book making the bestseller list in multiple territories Competition: Mussolini’s War; HHhH; The Shortest History of Germany. John Gooch; Laurent Binet; James Hawes
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780008363192
Publisert
2021-04-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Fourth Estate Ltd
Vekt
1140 gr
Høyde
240 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
52 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
784

Forfatter
Scurati, Antonio
Oversetter
Milano Appel, Anne

Om bidragsyterne

Antonio Scurati was born in Naples in 1969 and lives in Milan. He is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Creative writing at the IULM University in Milan and a columnist for Corriere della Sera. He is the author of various novels which have won an array of literary prizes in Italy, and M: The Son of the Century is the first to be translated into English. The first in a quartet of novels about Mussolini and the rise of fascism, it was the winner of the 2019 Strega award and has been translated into forty languages.

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