A soldier of the great war

A Roman student is torn from his carefree life when World War I breaks out, and fifty years later, recounts the triumphs and tragedies of his existence to an illiterate factory worker.

First sentence: On the ninth of August, 1964, Rome lay asleep in afternoon light as the sun swirled in a blinding pinwheel above its roofs, its low hills, and its gilded domes.

Year

1920

Language

English

Publisher

Harvest Books

Editions

5

Reader rating

4.0 / 5 (5)

Pages

860

ISBN

9780156031134

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