by Wu Ming · Grijalbo Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788439709855
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"54" is a novel by the Wu Ming collective of authors, set in Italy during the year 1954. The story intertwines the lives of several characters in a context of post-war and Cold War, exploring themes of politics, resistance, and historical memory. The plot unfolds in Bologna, a stronghold of the Italian Communist Party, where a group of friends, many of them former partisans, gather in an atmosphere charged with tensions and secrets. The novel is a portrait of a turbulent era and a reflection on identity and political commitment.
Wu Ming-yi is a multidisciplinary Taiwanese writer and scholar. Wu has published collections of essays, short stories and novels. He is best known for his novels The Man with the Compound Eyes and The Stolen Bicycle, the latter of which was longlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2018.
