A novel at once about social justice, romance, and Gramsci. Is it
possible to fight for social justice if you’ve never really loved
another person? Can you save a country if you’re in
love? Forty-six-year-old Anton Stöver’s marriage is
broken. His affairs are a thing of the past, and his career at the
university has reached a dead end. One day he is offered the chance
to go to Rome to conduct research on Antonio Gramsci, at one time
the leading figure of Italian communism. Once there, he falls
obsessively in love with a young woman he has met while continuing
to focus his attention on the past: the frail and feverish Gramsci
recovering in a Soviet sanatorium. Though Gramsci is supposed to
save Italy from Mussolini’s seizure of power, he falls in love
with a Russian comrade instead. With a subtle sense of the absurd,
Nora Bossong explores the conflicts between having intense feelings
for another and fighting for great ideals.
General
| Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
2019 |
| Authors: |
Nora Bossong
• Alexander Booth
|
| Dimensions: |
204 x 127 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
326 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80309-189-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-80309-189-4 |
| Barcode: |
9781803091891 |
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