M : Son of the Century by Antonio Scurati

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER `An anti-fascist history lesson disguised as a novel' New York Times `Extraordinary' TLS `A masterpiece' Roberto Saviano A startling look into the fascist mindset, a portrait of unrelenting determination, and an impeccable work of historical fiction. M tells the story of the rise of fascism from within the mind of its founder. A gripping and masterful expos?, it explores Benito Mussolini's rise to power and a movement that, amidst a failing democracy, came to shape the world. `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 . an immense mosaic' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, New Statesman `An indisputable literary achievement . Italo Calvino would have loved it' El Pa?s
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