M: Son of the Century - A Novel

The massive international bestseller--an epic historical novel that chronicles the birth and rise of fascism in Italy, witnessed through the eyes of its founder, the terrifyingly charismatic figure who would become one of the most notorious dictators of the twentieth century, Benito Mussolini. It is 1919, and the Great War that has ravaged Europe is over. In Italy, the people are exhausted. Tired of the political class. Tired of vague promises, inept moderates, and the agonizing machinations of a democracy that has failed ordinary citizens. While elite leaders have sat idly by, achieving nothing, one outsider--the director of a small opposition newspaper and a tireless political agitator--is electrifying the masses, promising hope for a demoralized nation hungry for change. A former socialist leader ousted by his own party, he is a drifter who knows what it is to feel lost. His voice speaks for the misfits and the outcasts; he is a protector of those who are forgotten. He is Benito Mussolini. And soon Italy--and the world--will be forever remade. In M: Son of the Century, Antonio Scurati tells the story of fascism from within the mind of its founder, the man known to his followers as Il Duce. Steeped in historical detail and interspersed with period documents and sources, this masterful saga explores the seductive power of nationalism and idolatry, revealing how authoritarianism took hold and a nation bent to the will of one ruthless strongman. Provocative and resonant, M is a chilling reminder that the past is never gone, and that it holds urgent lessons for us today.

Product details

• Authors: Anon110, Antonio Scurati, Antonio Scurati
• Assisted by: Anne Milano Appel (Translation), Anne Milano Appel (Translation)
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9780062956125
• ISBN: 978-0-06-295612-5
• No. of pages: 784
• Dimensions: 134 mm x 201 mm x 50 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, Narrative theme: Politics, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: War & Military, FICTION: Historical / World War I, FICTION: Political, FICTION: World Literature / American / 21st Century, FICTION: World Literature / American / 20th Century, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION: Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II