by Antonio Pennacchi · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804660200
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«Canale Mussolini» is the historical novel by Antonio Pennacchi, published by Oscar Mondadori in paperback (460 pages, in Italian).
The novel follows the Peruzzi family, settlers who came from northern Italy to settle in the Pontine Marshes after the reclamation promoted by Mussolini's regime. Across several generations, it portrays family tensions and the human cost of turning a hostile territory into cultivable land.
Originally published in 2010, it is the first installment of the «Canale Mussolini» series and won the Strega Prize and the Acqui Storia Prize that same year.
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and Italian fiction, particularly those looking for family sagas set in Italy under the fascist regime.
Antonio Pennacchi was an Italian writer, winner of the Strega Prize in 2010 for his novel, Canale Mussolini.
