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Described as a prize-winning biography that won the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2012, which 'really put D'Annunzio on the kind of the literary and historical map' for Anglophone readers. Lucy Hughes Hallett is the guest on the podcast discussing her book.

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Referenced as a 'brilliant book' about Gabriele D'Annunzio, who is described as a proto-fascist figure and 'John the Baptist' to Mussolini's messiah. The book discusses D'Annunzio's role as a poet, celebrity, and aviator who anticipated fascist themes.