{"product_id":"the-red-horse","title":"The Red Horse","description":"\u003cp\u003eEugenio Corti A literary phenomenon in Italy  The Red Horse a European bast-seller  was voted the best Italian novel of the decade in a public survey. Its success had gone far beyond Italy  as the book has been translated into Spanish  French  Japanese and three other languages. This epic historical novel about World War II and after  written from the authors own personal experiences as an Italian Freedom Fighter  is a profoundly moving account of the war  those who fought in it on both sides  and the effects the war had on families in the authors hometown in Italy. On a wider scale  it is a faithful witness to the actual events of the war - including the role of historical personages who appear  the Russian campaign  the Nazi barbarism  the Communist gulag  the North Italian resistance  and political life in the two decades following the war. This world  filled with powerful personalities  drama and clashing armies  bathes in the light of the truth. What makes this truly historical novel  with its epic scope  a masterpiece is the underlying spiritual dimensions of the protagonist  his family and friends  which illuminates the ongoing tragedy of the war and its aftermath. In the end  it is a story of faith and hope in a world reduced to barbarism and cruelty. Born in 1921 in Lombardy  Eugenio Corti joined the Italian Freedom Fighters. From his experiences of the tragic retreat from Russia  Corti wrote a fascinating chronicle  Most Did Not Return  and a book about the Italian Freedom Fighters  The Last Soldiers of the King.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985348325429,"sku":"ByrdShop_0898709342","price":222.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780898709346.jpg?v=1770855549","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-red-horse","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}