The Death Of Men
- 2 Sep 2004
- 9781841955049
- £15
- 272 pp
- 129×198mm
- 1 May 2009
- 9781847675460
- £11.99
- 272 pp
In a few words
Introduced by Joseph Farrell
In a few words
Introduced by Joseph Farrell
A complex novel of ideas which is also an excellent piece of dramatic writing.
Compulsive readability
A complex novel of ideas which is also an excellent piece of dramatic writing.
Compulsive readability
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Corrado Dusa is head of Italy’s Christian Democrat Party and the country’s senior minister. He is also considered to be the key figure in resolving the crisis of dissent and violence that permeates political life.
But Dusa has been kidnapped and now his son, Bernardo, a member of a militant extremist group, has disappeared. The press is aghast while the family sense disaster. Can Dusa’s release be negotiated? Under what conditions? And – most importantly – with what results?
Massie’s stylish and enthralling thriller won a Scottish Arts Council Award and, with its continued relevance, is sure to win new admirers.
More about
the book
Corrado Dusa is head of Italy’s Christian Democrat Party and the country’s senior minister. He is also considered to be the key figure in resolving the crisis of dissent and violence that permeates political life.
But Dusa has been kidnapped and now his son, Bernardo, a member of a militant extremist group, has disappeared. The press is aghast while the family sense disaster. Can Dusa’s release be negotiated? Under what conditions? And – most importantly – with what results?
Massie’s stylish and enthralling thriller won a Scottish Arts Council Award and, with its continued relevance, is sure to win new admirers.
It raises large questions about European society, the influence on it of America (seen as unmitigated disaster) the causes of terrorism, the moral alternatives open to individuals in an immoral world
It raises large questions about European society, the influence on it of America (seen as unmitigated disaster) the causes of terrorism, the moral alternatives open to individuals in an immoral world
