Open Doors and Three NovellasFrom one of modern Italy's greatest writers come four flawless novellas that combine history and fiction while mapping the treacherous relations between individuals and the state. Whether set amid the paranoia of the fascist past or the criminal and political labyrinths of present-day Italy, these Kafkaesque novellas are thrillers of moral gravity, beautifully written and relentlessly engrossing. |
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DEATH AND THE KNIGHT | 81 |
A STRAIGHTFORWARD TALE | 153 |
+ 1 | 199 |
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