Gabriele D'Annunzio
Book description
THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE DECADE
WINNER OF THE 2013 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
WINNER OF THE 2013 COSTA BOOK AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR
The story of Gabriele D'Annunzio, poet, daredevil - and Fascist.
In September 1919 Gabriele D'Annunzio, successful poet and occasional politician, declared himself Commandante of…
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1 author picked Gabriele D'Annunzio as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I had never heard of this historical figure when my uncle, who lives in Italy, recommended this book to me. The subject was a poet, writer, and early pioneer of the militarism that came to embody Fascism in Italy in the early 20th century.
This is a fascinating and engrossing biography of a real-life lothario turned rabble-rouser. It offers a fascinating window into European politics in the era of World War I offering insight into how Fascism and other radical ideologies were able to take off in the 1920s-30s.
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