Since 2018, Antonio Scurati published in Italy the first volume on the rise and fall of Mussolini, The son of the century (Alfaguara, 2020), millions of readers in Europe and around the world have eagerly awaited the appearance of the next one. Not only to return to a crucial period in history, but also to understand the current political moment. Therefore, along with pure literary enjoyment, it's impossible not to read this great fresco of the first half of the 20th century with a knot in your stomach. Because you only have to read or listen to the news in any format to see a multitude of parallels and feel completely alarmed.