Septuagenarian Alessandro Giuliani is on a journey to visit his granddaughter. He begins by bus but continues on foot when a young man is denied entry on the bus and the two decide to walk together. Walking is good because he has a long story to tell to his young companion. One that begins with a patrician Roman family and follows through the twists and turns of WWl. Lyrical, philosophical, wise, and 804 pages long it requires time to read and to ponder. War - great or a fool's errand? Allessandro introduces us to people and events both heroic and bizarre so you have plenty of opportunity to change your mind. Settle in and be transported.
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