{"product_id":"broken-truths-paperback","title":"Broken Truths - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Robecchi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGregory Conti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA mysterious murder in present-day Milan intertwines with a cold case from the 1940s in this thrilling novel about film, freedom, censorship, and the persistent threat of fascism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn acclaimed director, Manlio Parrini, decides to return behind the camera. Having abandoned cinema at the height of his success because he found the industry to be \"a place without truth,\" he now, in his 70s, has a special story in mind: a film about Augusto De Angelis, a pioneer of Italian crime fiction in the 1930s. The violent death of De Angelis remains, for Parrini, an unsolved case marked by the stench of injustice and blind fascist censorship, a story that needs to be told now more than ever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet just as Parrini finds a producer for his project and begins writing the screenplay with his friend and accomplice Sara De Viesti, another mystery bursts into his life: the murder of the elderly widow Bastoni, who owns the villa next door to his.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandro Robecchi\u003c\/b\u003e is a former columnist for \u003ci\u003eIl Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e and currently writes for \u003ci\u003eIl Fatto Quotidiano\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTuttolibri\u003c\/i\u003e of \u003ci\u003eLa Stampa\u003c\/i\u003e. Robecchi is one of Italy's most beloved crime authors, with his ten novels in the Carlo Monterossi series having sold more than 600,000 copies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGregory Conti \u003c\/b\u003ehas translated numerous works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from Italian including works by Emilio Lussu, Rosetta Loy, Elisa Biagini, and Paolo Rumiz. He is the translator of Stefano Mancuso's two previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Nation of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Journey of Plants\u003c\/i\u003e, and recently translated \u003ci\u003eThe Child Is the Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e by Cristina De Stefano. He is a regular contributor to the literary quarterly \u003ci\u003eRaritan\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 7.97 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403593048371,"sku":"9781635425680","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZrObbb7wWJ9781635425680.webp?v=1779915167","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/broken-truths-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}