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Emilio Lussu

    December 4, 1890 – March 5, 1975

    This Italian author, a lawyer, writer, and political leader, was a significant figure in Sardinian and Italian culture. His works, drawing from his experiences in World War I and his political fight against fascism, explore themes of war, freedom, and social justice. His style is characterized by piercing irony and a strong autobiographical element, skillfully weaving literary creation with active political engagement to become a voice of resistance and hope.

    Marsch auf Rom und Umgebung
    Essere a sinistra
    Il cinghiale del diavolo
    A Soldier on the Southern Front
    • Rediscovered, re-translated, and with a new foreword by award-winning historian Mark Thompson, A Soldier on the Southern Front, is an Italian WWI classic

      A Soldier on the Southern Front
    • Siamo probabilmente di fronte all'unico racconto d'invenzione (nel senso stretto del termine) scritto da Emilio Lussu. [...] La memoria di Lussu non s'arresta e non si ferma su quel terribile gorgo di esperienze rappresentato dalla partecipazione in prima linea (è proprio il caso di dirlo) al conflitto mondiale, ma corre più indietro, verso la prima giovinezza dell'autore. (dalla prefazione di Alberto Asor Rosa).

      Il cinghiale del diavolo