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The book consists of several stories that explore the complexity of human behavior, often through an ironic and satirical depiction of everyday life.
Milion is an account of Marco Polo's travels in Asia, which he undertook between 1271 and 1295, and his experiences at the court of Kublai Khan, the greatest Eastern ruler of the time, in whose service Marco was for almost 17 years.
The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.
Mario Fortunato, for years one of the most controversial protagonists of Italian public life, currently the controversial director of the Italian Institute of Culture in London, published his first novel The First Sky in 1990.