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Antonio Scurati (born 25 June 1969) is an Italian writer and academic. A professor of comparative literature and creative writing at the IULM University of Milan, mass media scholar, and editorialist for the Corriere della Sera, Scurati has won the main Italian literary prizes. In 2019, he was awarded the prestigious Strega Prize for his novel ...
M: Son of the Century (Italian: M. Il figlio del secolo) is a 2018 historical novel by Antonio Scurati. It is the first novel in a tetralogy recounting the rise of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. It was a bestseller and was awarded the prestigious Strega Prize.
Jun 2, 2021 · Scurati’s depiction of Mussolini is comparatively flat. This is the story of a movement, not of a man: it begins not with Mussolini’s birth but with that of fascism. Scurati is not interested in his psychological development or the evolution of his political creed.
The story takes place in the year 2092 in Nova Venezia (New Venice), a city transformed into a vulgar and violent superdome by its owner, a giant Chinese telecom company. In this novel as in Una storia romantica, Scurati presents societies suffocated by corruption and dissimulation.
Apr 30, 2022 · Harper, 2022. Antonio Scurati’s much-lauded novel M. Il figlio del secolo first appeared in 2018, won the prestigious Strega Prize in 2019, and enjoyed hundreds of thousands in sales.
Sep 12, 2018 · The massive international bestseller--an epic historical novel that chronicles the birth and rise of fascism in Italy, witnessed through the eyes of its founder, the terrifyingly charismatic figure who would become one of the most notorious dictators of the twentieth century, Benito Mussolini.
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Jan 4, 2022 · What happened during Jesus’ childhood? Answer. Other than Luke 2:41–52, the Bible does not tell us anything about Jesus’ youth. From this incident we do know certain things about Jesus’ childhood. First, He was the son of parents* who were devout in their religious observances.
