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Cristina Comencini

Born 1956 · Italy

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    Strega 2008 · Shortlist

    L’illusione del bene

    Title translated by AI:“The Illusion of Good”

    Cristina Comencini · 51 when first published

    Novel · 209 pages · Politics, Love

    AI-generated summary:Years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a disillusioned former communist still cannot stop asking what communism was. A chance meeting with a young Russian pianist draws him into a mysterious family tragedy.