The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

Name: The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War
ISBN: 9780007213023

by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Baillie Gifford · 2013 · Winner

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Fourth EstateMay 2, 2013NonfictionISBN 9780007213023

Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
Baillie Gifford Prize	2013	Winner

About This Book

A biography of Italian poet, soldier, and proto-fascist Gabriele D'Annunzio, who embodied many of the forces that shaped 20th-century European history. Winner of the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize, the Costa Biography Award, and the Duff Cooper Prize.

About the Author

Lucy Hughes-HallettBritish

Lucy Hughes-Hallett is a British author and critic. Her biography The Pike won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Costa Biography Award, and the Duff Cooper Prize in 2013.