The force of the past : a novel / Sandro Veronesi ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Veronesi, Sandro, 1959-

Contributor:

McEwen, Alastair.

Standardized Title:

Forza del passato. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Fathers and sons--Fiction.

Fathers and sons.

Identity (Philosophical concept)--Fiction.

Identity (Philosophical concept).

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

230 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Ecco, 2003.

Summary:

Shortly after his father's death, Gianni Orzan reaches the disturbing conclusion that his father did not love him. Aloof and dismissive, the father seldom had anything to say to his son. Moreover, he was a staunch Fascist.

Or so Gianni thought, until a complete stranger sporting a disquieting familiarity with Gianni contacts him. In what amounts to a kidnapping, the stranger pursues an urgent mission: to convince Gianni that the father he knew was an illusion -- in fact, he was a double agent for the KGB. Gianni wonders if he should believe the stranger's story, which, if true, would place Gianni's family in danger, or if he should uphold the shameful identity his father created for himself.

Narrated with deft wit and subtle reflection, The Force of the Past is an insightful look at how a son tries to comprehend his father's mysterious complexities, and a provocative examination of how a man constructs his own version of reality.

ISBN:

0066212456

OCLC:

50447890