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Son of the Century
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M. is a startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction.
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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 agonising 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 demobilised, 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.
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M by Antonio Scurati is celebrated as an anti-fascist historical novel that offers a rigorous and factual portrayal of Benito Mussolini's rise to power. Critics praise it for its masterful historical recounting, fluid narrative, and careful examination of history, drawing comparisons to esteemed authors like Calvino and Sebald. It's considered a dazzling, modern work that combines elements of political thrillers with a panoptic view of the era, delivering a rich and stimulating read.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008363192
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 29 April 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd
Contributors:
- Translated by Anne Milano Appel
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 52.0mm
Width: 159.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 1140g
Pages: 784
About the Author
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 Mussolin 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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