Confessions of an Italian - Ippolito Nievo of inequality and shifting political

of inequality and shifting political allegiances in an increasingly divided nation

Translator: James McGowan

revolutionary engagement with the dark times of the Stalinist era

Binding: Paperback

'One is not born

Confessions of an Italian - Ippolito Nievo of inequality and shifting politicalAt the age of eighty three and nearing death, Carlo Altoviti has decided to write down the confessions of his long life. He remembers everything: his unhappy childhood in the kitchens of the Castle of Fratta; romantic entanglements during the siege of Genoa; revolutionary fighting in Naples; and so much more. Throughout, Carlo lives only for his twin passions in life: his dream of a unified, free Italy and his undying love for the magnificent but