The Catholic School

Edoardo Albinati, Antony Shugaar

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English

Picador
06 August 2019

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical fiction; Religious & spiritual fiction; Fiction in translation

Edoardo Albinati's The Catholic School creates a world: a world of power, sex, violence and the threat of masculinity, of the power wielded and misused by men in groups.

In 1975, three young well-off men, former students at Rome's prestigious all-boys Catholic high school San Leone Magno, brutally torture, rape, and murder two young women. The event, which comes to be known as the Circeo massacre, shocks and captivates all of Italy, exposing the violence and dark underbelly of the upper middle class at a moment when the traditional structures of family and religion are under threat.

Edoardo Albinati sets his novel in the halls and corridors of San Leone Magno in the late 1960s and the 1970s, exploring the intersection between the world of teenage boys and the structures of power in modern Italy. Along with indelible portraits of teachers and pupils - the charming Arbus, the literature teacher Cosmos, and his only Fascist friend, Max - Albinati's novel also reflects on the legacy of abuse, the Italian bourgeoisie, and the relationship between sex, violence, and masculinity.

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By: Edoardo Albinati
Translated by: Antony Shugaar
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm, Spine: 57mm
Weight: 1.200kg
ISBN: 9781509856282
ISBN 10: 1509856285
Pages: 1280
Publication Date: 06 August 2019
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Edoardo Albinati is a novelist, journalist, and screenwriter who lives in Rome. His novel Svenimenti won the 2004 Viareggio Literary Award, and The Catholic School won the Strega Prize in 2016.

Reviews for The Catholic School

An important, at times magnificent book . . . An entirely original narrative . . . A pivotal moment in contemporary literature. * Corriere della Sera * In The Catholic School a thousand doors open on a thousand different themes . . . A powerful, multifaceted, acute, extreme book. * La Repubblica * The Catholic School is entirely unique: it meanders, it is merciless, it is very precise and yet lyrical, thoughtful and fiery, depressing and funny. In short, it is one of the best books I have read in recent years. * De Morgen * Edoardo Albinati explores the history of male violence in his monumental novel . . . One of the most exciting novels of recent years. * Die Zeit *