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M: Son of the Century
M. Il figlio del secolo
Antonio Scurati (born 1969)
Translated by Anne Milano Appel
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M: Son of the Century
Harper · United States · 5 April 2022 · Hardcover · 784 pages
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M: Son of the Century
HarperCollins · United Kingdom · 2021 · 773 pages
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Milan, 1919. Benito Mussolini, a former socialist leader expelled from his party, is a tireless agitator and editor of a small opposition newspaper, described in a police report as intelligent, sensual, reckless and fiercely ambitious. He senses an exhausted Italy, tired of its political class and of a dying democracy, and puts himself at the head of the irregulars, the criminals, the arsonists and the 'pure'. A novel in which nothing is invented follows the first act of the drama, from 1919 to 1925, with D'Annunzio, Margherita Sarfatti, Matteotti and a crowd of squadristi, Arditi, socialists and anarchists.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 839 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical, Politics (assigned by AI)
- Set in
- Italy, 1919–1925
- Series
- M, book 1
- First published
- 2018 by Bompiani
- Author's age
- 49 when first published
- ISBN
9788845298134 (original)
9780008363192 (HarperCollins, United Kingdom)
9780062956118 (Harper, United States)