{"product_id":"david-b-black-paths-2011-hardback","title":"David B.: Black Paths [2011] hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1919 - the defeated Austro-Hungarian Empire is losing control of the city port of Fiume to pirates. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA self-styled \"Pirate King\", Gabriele d'Annunzio (poet, Italian war hero and Dadaist) storms the city with 3000 loyal Italian footsoldiers. He declares Fiume a free Republic: a utopian city-state, with himself as Commander. The city soon descends into looting and surreal decadence, reminiscent of the last days of Rome. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid this chaos, the beautiful Mina, a black-haired young singer, is lost in this city gone mad, consumed by a love affair with a young soldier. Haunted by the horror of the trenches, a soldier, Lauriano, hunts Fiume's alleys in vain for the ghost that haunts his dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B., David","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":50987053711699,"sku":"9781906838331","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/b-david-david-b-black-paths-2011-hardback-9781906838331-1167105637.jpg?v=1747354637","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/david-b-black-paths-2011-hardback","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}