num_pages: 320
description: Tommaso, a homosexual informer living in the slums of Rome, becomes attracted to the Neo-Fascist movement of postwar Italy
language: English
title: A VIOLENT LIFE
titlecomplete: A VIOLENT LIFE
characters: Tommaso Puzzilli
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Queer, Italian Literature, Novels, Italy, LGBT, Fiction, Film
ratings_count: 1427
places: Rome
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: John Florio Prize
category: William Weaver
publisher: Pantheon