The Twenty Days of Turin - A Novel

An allegory inspired by the grisly neo-fascist campaigns of its day, The Twenty Days of Turin has enjoyed a cult following in Italy for forty years. Now, in a fretful new age of "lone-wolf" terrorism fuelled by social media, we find uncanny resonances in Giorgio De Maria's vision of mass fear: a mute, palpitating dread that seeps into every moment of daily existence. With its stunning anticipation of the Internet-and the apocalyptic repercussions of oversharing-this bleak, prescient story is more disturbingly pertinent than ever.

Brilliantly translated into English for the first time by Ramon Glazov, The Twenty Days of Turin establishes De Maria's place among the literary ranks of Italo Calvino and beside classic horror masters. Hauntingly imaginative, with viscerally chilling prose, the novel is an eerily clairvoyant magnum opus.

About the author

Giorgio de Maria (1924–2009) was a pianist, critic, playwright, and novelist. He wrote four novels, the best remembered of which is The Twenty Days of Turin.Ramon Glazov has contributed to many US and Australian publications, including Jacobin and Tincture Journal. He splits his time between Perth and Turin.

Product details

• Authors: Giorgio De Maria, De Maria Giorgio
• Assisted by: Vandermeer Jeff (Foreword), Ramon Glazov (Translation), Glazov Ramon (Translation)
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 07.10.2025
• EAN: 9781324095514
• ISBN: 978-1-324-09551-4
• Series: Liveright
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural, FICTION / Dystopian, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Horror and supernatural fiction, Dystopian and utopian fiction, FICTION / Horror / General, FICTION / Horror / Occult & Supernatural