{"product_id":"9781906838331","title":"Black Paths by David B.","description":"1919 - the defeated Austro-Hungarian Empire is losing control of the city port of Fiume to pirates. A self-styled \"Pirate King\", Gabriele d'Annunzio (poet, Italian war hero and Dadaist) storms the city with 3000 loyal Italian footsoldiers. He declares Fiume a free Republic: a utopian city-state, with himself as Commander. The city soon descends into looting and surreal decadence, reminiscent of the last days of Rome. Amid this chaos, the beautiful Mina, a black-haired young singer, is lost in this city gone mad, consumed by a love affair with a young soldier. Haunted by the horror of the trenches, a soldier, Lauriano, hunts Fiume's alleys in vain for the ghost that haunts his dreams.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308720533877,"sku":"9781906838331","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781906838331.jpg?v=1762808841","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781906838331","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}