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 Stoever'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 |
| Series: |
The German List |
| Release date: |
June 2020 |
| Authors: |
Nora Bossong
|
| Translators: |
Alexander Booth
|
| Dimensions: |
162 x 238 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
272 |
| Edition: |
Edition, Original German Edition. 36,9 (Hanser Verlag, 2015). ISBN 9783446248984 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-85742-691-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-85742-691-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780857426918 |
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