num_pages: 496
description: The author presents a new Machiavelli for this biography that gives a sense of the Florentine thinker;s presence. After telling the story of Machiavelli's childhood and the period of personal crisis that followed his imprisonment and torture, the book turns to The Prince. Thenceforth the facts of biography -- home, journeys, fears and joys, works, friends, and loves -- weave in and out of the narrative as his ideas gather power and come together to form a unified vision of mankind and the world.
language: English
title: Machiavelli in Hell
titlecomplete: Machiavelli in Hell
characters: Niccolò Machiavelli
genres: Biography, Political Science, History, Politics, Philosophy, European History, Religion, Italy, Nonfiction, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 240
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Biography or Autobiography
publisher: Papermac