num_pages: 328
description: One of the 20th century's essential novels depicting Fascism's rise in Italy.  Set and written in Fascist Italy, this book exposes that regime's use of brute force for the body and lies for the mind. Through the story of the once-exiled Pietro Spina, Italy comes alive with priests and peasants, students and revolutionaries, all on the brink of war.
language: English
title: BREAD AND WINE
titlecomplete: BREAD AND WINE
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Historical, Classics, School, Italian Literature, Novels, Italy, Historical Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 2827
places: Italy, Abruzzo, Pietrasecca, L'Aquila (Italy)
series: The Abruzzo Trilogy
publisher: Penguin Books