Description
In the winter of WWII, a young partisan named Milton is drawn into a desperate mission that begins as a matter of survival and quickly becomes something far more intimate. As he searches—through mud, fog, and constant danger—for a prisoner to secure the release of Giorgio, Milton is forced to confront a private crisis of love, loyalty, and betrayal that threatens to fracture him from within. Set against the Italian Resistance’s brutal realities, the novel intertwines collective history with a romantic dilemma, using the harsh landscape to mirror the emotional terrain. Dense, urgent, and deeply human, Fenoglio’s distinctive style—shaped by his own experience among the partisans—turns a wartime quest into a haunting meditation on what we owe to others when our most personal truths are at stake.
Available Editions
paperback
Hesperus Press
Published Apr 1, 2007
200 pages
ISBN: 9781843914266
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Details
First Published
2006
Language
eng
Translation
From: ita
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