The Silver Book

He sweeps Nicholas to Rome, into the looking-glass world of Cinecitta, the studio where Casanova''s Venice will be ingeniously assembled. Then in the spring, the lovers move together to the set of Salò, Pasolini''s horrifying fable of fascism. But Nicholas has a secret and in this world of constant illusion, his real nature passes unseen. Amidst the rising political tensions of Italy''s ''Years of Lead'', he acts as an accelerant, setting in motion a tragedy he didn''t intend.

Product details

• Authors: Olivia Laing, Laing Olivia
• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 06.11.2025
• EAN: 9780241783962
• ISBN: 978-0-241-78396-2
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 222 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Venice, Rome, FICTION / Noir, Italy, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, c 1970 to c 1979, Relating to gay people, FICTION / Romance / LGBTQ+ / Gay, Film, television, radio and performing arts genres, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / Post-World War II, FICTION / Performing Arts / Film, Television & Radio