We Want Everything: The Novel of Italy's Hot Autumn - Couverture rigide

Balestrini, Nanni

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1784783684 ISBN 13 : 9781784783686

Editeur : Verso Books, 2016

Synopsis

It was the Autumn of 1969, and Italy exploded. Across the north of the country, factory workers stormed out on strike, demanding better pay and working conditions. The slogan We Want Everything rang through the streets. Italy's Hot Autumn had begun. In Nanni Balestrinis fictionalised account of the uprising, a young worker from Italys impoverished south arrives at Fiat's Mirafiori factory in Torino, where he barely scrapes by with fourteen hour days of backbreaking work. His frustration is palpable, and soon he is agitating his bosses for fun and giving himself minor injuries to win sick leave. Soon enough, he is swept up by a snowballing worker movement that leads to months of continuous strikes at Mirafiori. Eventually, the conflict bubbles out of the factory. The growing pressure having produced an inevitable crack, the streets are lined with barricades, and tear gas wafts into private homes. We Want Everything is Balestrini's celebrated first novel, which put him on Italys literary map. Introduced by Rachel Kushner, author of the critically-acclaimed The Flamethrower, We Want Everything is an explosive account of a revolution that would be clear the way for another decade of radical unrest.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nanni Balestrini was born in Milan in 1935 and was a member of the influential avant-garde Gruppo 63, along with Umberto Eco. He is the author of numerous volumes of poetry and novels, including Tristano and The Unseen.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1784783684
• ISBN 13: 9781784783686
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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