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.<>

Relazione

Laing's accomplished second novel, The Silver Book, feels like a precision-controlled environment. In taut sentences, Laing evokes the sensuous eroticism and incipient danger of it 1970s Italian setting, moving towards a shattering conclusion . . . rigorously researched and realised historical fiction Patricia Nicol The Times

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Laing Olivia, Olivia Laing
• Editore: Hamish Hamilton
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 01.11.2025
• Categoria: Narrativa > Romanzi
• EAN: 9780241783979
• ISBN: 978-0-241-78397-9
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Dimensioni (della confezione): 15.3 x 23.4 x 2 cm
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