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The Throne: The Machiavelli Trilogy, Book 1

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Availability:In StockContributor:Franco Bernini, Oonagh Stransky (Translator)Publish date:7/15/2025
Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9798889661061UPC:9798889661061Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, War & Military, World LiteratureBook Topic:Renaissance, ItalySize:8.10 x 5.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC78YBXWAD

This meticulously researched and brilliantly told historical novel, the first of the Machiavelli trilogy, recounts the enigmatic life of Niccolò Machiavelli, revealing the complex man behind the infamous political strategist.


October 1502. As Cesare Borgia sets out to invade the Florentine Republic, Niccolò Machiavelli is sent to spy on him and to glean details of his nefarious plan. But when Borgia asks Machiavelli to write his life story, their bond gains complexity and nuance: ultimately, they both aspire to everlasting fame and to achieve it, they need each other, for the one's sword can only rule in eternity via the pen of the other.


Set against the backdrop of the Renaissance, rife with political intrigue and cultural flourishing, Bernini's richly imagined novel masterfully captures a society teetering on the brink of change and revolution, as one man takes his chance at greatness, navigating the treacherous corridors of power with guile and charisma.


The Throne is a captivating reflection on ambition, morality, and the pursuit of power and influence. As elucidating as Robert Caro's The Power Broker, as gripping and stylish as Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall, and as atmospheric as Maggie O'Farrell's The Marriage Portrait, The Throne reveals one of the most impactful and controversial minds in political history, and questions and asks to what lengths can one justifiably go to achieve greatness.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Europa EditionsISBN-13:9798889661061UPC:9798889661061Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Historical, War & Military, World LiteratureBook Topic:Renaissance, ItalySize:8.10 x 5.20 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SC78YBXWAD
Bernini, Franco: -

Franco Bernini's screenplay for The Grey Zone won the Grolla d'oro Prize for best screenplay. He teaches screenwriting at the Italian National Film School. He has written three novels and a collection of short stories. The Throne is his English-language debut.

Stransky, Oonagh: - Oonagh Stransky has been a translator of Italian literature for over 20 years. Some of the writers whose work she has brought into English include Domenico Starnone (The House on Via Gemito, Europa), Pier Paolo Pasolini, Carlo Lucarelli, Giuseppe Pontiggia, and Roberto Saviano. Stransky started studying Italian at Middlebury Language Schools in 1986, got her BA in Comparative Literature from Mills College and UC Berkeley in 1989, and her MA in Italian from Columbia University in 2002. She currently lives in Italy.
Publisher: Europa Editions

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