Gramsci's Fall - Couverture souple

Bossong, Nora; Booth, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1803091894 ISBN 13 : 9781803091891

Editeur : Seagull Books London Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

A novel at once about social justice, romance, and Gramsci.

Is it possible to fight for social justice if you've never really loved another person? Can you save a country if you're in love? Forty-six-year-old Anton Stöver's marriage is broken. His affairs are a thing of the past, and his career at the university has reached a dead end. One day he is offered the chance to go to Rome to conduct research on Antonio Gramsci, at one time the leading figure of Italian communism. Once there, he falls obsessively in love with a young woman he has met while continuing to focus his attention on the past: the frail and feverish Gramsci recovering in a Soviet sanatorium. Though Gramsci is supposed to save Italy from Mussolini's seizure of power, he falls in love with a Russian comrade instead. With a subtle sense of the absurd, Nora Bossong explores the conflicts between having intense feelings for another and fighting for great ideals.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Alexander Booth is a poet and translator based in Berlin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seagull Books London Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803091894
• ISBN 13: 9781803091891
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 326
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible