Numero zero
Title:
Numero zero
Author:
Eco, Umberto.
Dixon, Richard.
ISBN:
9781910701096
Uniform Title:
Numero zero. English
Publication Information:
London : Harvill Secker, 2015.
Physical Description:
190 p. ; 22 cm
General Note:
Translated from: Numero zero.
Abstract:
1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce's death remain shrouded in controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate.
Personal Subject:
Genre:
Subject:
| Civilization, Modern -- 20th century -- Fiction. |
| Political satire. |
| Social satire. |
| Suspense fiction. |
| Mussolini, Benito, 1883-1945 -- Fiction. |
Summary:
1945, Lake Como. Mussolini and his mistress are captured and shot by local partisans. The precise circumstances of Il Duce's death remain shrouded in controversy. 1992, Milan. Colonna, a depressed hack writer, is offered a fee he can't refuse to ghost-write a memoir. His subject: a fledgling newspaper financed by a powerful media magnate.