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Discovery of the World: A Political Awakening in the Shadow of Mussolini
Luciana Castellina
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Description for Discovery of the World: A Political Awakening in the Shadow of Mussolini
Hardcover. Coming of age and political consciousness in turbulent times. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DST; BM; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 138 x 21. Weight in Grams: 390.
Luciana Castellina is one of Italy's most prominent left intellectuals and a cofounder of the newspaper Il Manifesto. In this coming-of-age memoir, based on her diaries, she recounts her political awakening as a teenage girl in Fascist Italy-where she used to play tennis with Mussolini's daughter-and the subsequent downfall of the regime. The book is about war, anti-Semitism, anti-fascism, resistance, hope in social justice, experiencing different contexts than one's own, traveling, political rallies, cinema, French intellectuals and FIAT workers, international diplomacy and friendship. All this is built on an intricate web made of reason and affection, of rational questioning and ... Read more
Luciana Castellina is one of Italy's most prominent left intellectuals and a cofounder of the newspaper Il Manifesto. In this coming-of-age memoir, based on her diaries, she recounts her political awakening as a teenage girl in Fascist Italy-where she used to play tennis with Mussolini's daughter-and the subsequent downfall of the regime. The book is about war, anti-Semitism, anti-fascism, resistance, hope in social justice, experiencing different contexts than one's own, traveling, political rallies, cinema, French intellectuals and FIAT workers, international diplomacy and friendship. All this is built on an intricate web made of reason and affection, of rational questioning and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781682869
SKU
V9781781682869
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About Luciana Castellina
Luciana Castellina is a journalist and writer based in Rome. A member of the Italian Communist Party from 1947, she was expelled in 1969 as part of the dissident Il manifesto group. She has been a deputy both in the Italian Chamber of Deputies and a member of the European Parliament, where she was president of the Culture and Media ... Read more
Reviews for Discovery of the World: A Political Awakening in the Shadow of Mussolini
"An anti-heroic account, a depiction of a sentimental education nourished by passion, curiosity and the levity of life, and with an eager sincerity always bursting forth." - La Repubblica "A most beautiful book built around the themes of a diary from the years 1943 - 47." - La Stampa "Luciana Castellina tells her story ... Read more