Discovery of the World: A Political Awakening in the Shadow of Mussolini – $325
by rgonzalezr
Coming of age and political consciousness in turbulent times. 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. Discovery of the World is about war, anti-Semitism, anti-fascism, resistance, the belief in social justice, the craving for experience, travel, political rallies, […]
Categories: Biografía, Diarios, Economía y Política, Memorias, Política, Represión, Revolución • Tags: 2014, Castellina, coming of age, Discovery of the world, Fascism, Italy, Memoirs, Memorias, memory, political, politics, Verso