![]() ![]() Rome in the mid-19th century held a thriving community of American expatriates, artists and what we now refer to as freedom fighters. Told from the perspective of a young American sculptor caught up in the turbulence of 1860s Italy, the hero of that world becomes the hero of two worlds years later when he returns to the United States to take up his role in this country's Civil War and helps set the course for the country we live in now. He will be introduced by author Doug Bauer, who spoke at the South End Library about his book What Happens Next? Matters of Life and Death, the winner of the 2014 PEN/New England Book Award for non-fiction.Ī Hero of Two Worlds is set in Italy in the mid-19th century when the country was fighting for its nationhood amid overwhelming calls for the overthrow of the old order of monarchies, dukedoms and papal power. Allis's career, personal history (he lived in Switzerland when young) and affinity for Italy likely foretold the subject and place of the novel. Taylor complained that "Sam Allis’s first work of historical fiction (my favorite genre) has robbed me of my sleep for a week." Allis will be at the South End library on Tuesday, November 28 at 6:30 PM. Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Guilbert du Motier, Maquis de Lafayette (1757 1834) was a French military leader who played a large role in Americas victory in. As The Fiddler rode through the streets of Keystone City, the sounds waves from his playing violin caused the windows of the buildings to shatter. Hero Of Two Worlds hooks you from page one with humor, a sly perspective and a page turning narrative drive worthy of a life like Lafayette’s. ![]() But Mike’s superpower is his storytelling skill. Among the fetching lures offered by Sam Allis's historical novel A Hero of Two Worlds is a cover blurb by none other than this country's national musical treasure, James Taylor. Jamelle Bouie, The New York Times Mike Duncan has dug deep into the world of revolutions, and the richness of detail in this book is beguiling.
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