num_pages: 98
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: Italian
title: Vino e pane
titlecomplete: Vino e pane
genres: 20th Century, Historical Fiction, Historical, Novels, School, Literature, Italian Literature, Italy, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 2827
places: Abruzzo, Italy, L'Aquila (Italy), Pietrasecca
series: The Abruzzo Trilogy
publisher: Emc Pub