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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.
One of the most moving and courageous works of world literature of the 20th century. Written as a long monologue by a pregnant woman (Fallaci herself), the book is at once an intimate confession, a feminist manifesto, and a philosophical confrontation wit
The Scent of the Night (2001) is part of the Inspector Salvo Montalbano series. Set in the fictional Sicilian town of Vigàtu, the novel combines crime intrigue with Camilleri's signature humor, social commentary, and vivid depictions of Sicily.
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.