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A Violent Life

by Pier Paolo Pasolini · 1959

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Not far from tourist Rome are the slum suburbs. Here immigrants lured to the capital by promises of work, gather and make accommodation with the modern world. A new generation emerges, brutal, vulnerable, and full of unreal hopes. First published in Italy in 1958, this is their story.

Genre
crimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisLGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Themes
LGBTLGBTMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1950s1950sMore like thisLess of thisItalyItalyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 320 pages

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