In a fiction that moves between reality and political fiction, Antonio Iovane (L'italianissimo, Mondadori) depicts Sandro Pertini's last day as President of the Republic in 1985, while the cuirassiers and ministers await him in the courtyard of the Quirinale. Only this time, he doesn't show up, and when, after a long search, they manage to find him, he shocks them all: he intends to stay because the country still needs him. What unpredictable consequences might this choice have? Interview with the author Paolo Giaccone.
In a fiction that moves between reality and political fiction, Antonio Iovane (L'italianissimo, Mondadori) depicts Sandro Pertini's last day as President of the Republic in 1985, while the cuirassiers and ministers await him in the courtyard of the Quirinale. Only this time, he doesn't show up, and when, after a long search, they manage to find him, he shocks them all: he intends to stay because the country still needs him. What unpredictable consequences might this choice have? Interview with the author Paolo Giaccone.