M. Die letzten Tage von Europa

"M is the best literary vaccine against populism there is." Corriere della SeraThe fateful alliance of Hitler and Mussolini marks the climax of M - the great, award-winning literary bestseller from Italy. In a unique way, Antonio Scurati traces the last days of a divided Europe unable to escape totalitarianism.On 3 May 1938, Mussolini awaits Adolf Hitler in Rome for a state visit. A few weeks earlier, Hitler had announced the Anschluss of Austria, while Mussolini was preparing to enact momentous racial laws. Mussolini is still under the illusion that he can influence the decisions of the German head of state. But Hitler emerges victorious from the trial of strength and, by signing the Steel Pact, commits Italy as an ally. On the evening of 10 June 1940, Mussolini finally announced the decision to stand by Nazi Germany in the war against the Allies. Antonio Scurati's anti-fascist novel project is celebrated worldwide as groundbreaking. Now the third novel is available, a literary triumph. "M. Son of the Century is an artistic and political bomb" Tiago Rodrigues, Jury statement Prix du Livre Européen.