by Sandro Veronesi · Bompiani · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788845253430
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«La forza del passato» is the contemporary fiction novel by Sandro Veronesi, published by Bompiani in paperback (250 pages, in Italian).
An Italian writer in his forties who works in children's literature receives a confession from a taxi driver: his father, a recently deceased Christian Democrat general, was in fact a KGB spy, and from then on the protagonist begins to doubt his marriage, his past and his own identity.
Winner of the Campiello Prize and the Viareggio-Repaci Prize in 2000. This edition belongs to Bompiani's Tascabili collection.
Suitable for readers of contemporary fiction and Italian narrative who appreciate psychological suspense plots.
Sandro Veronesi is an Italian novelist, essayist, and journalist. After earning a degree in architecture at the University of Florence, he opted for a writing career in his mid to late twenties. Veronesi published his first book at the age of 25, a collection of poetry that has remained his only venture into verse writing. He has since published five novels, three books of essays, one theatrical piece, numerous introductions to novels and collections of essays, interviews, screenplays, and television programs.
