For a brief explosive period in the mid-1970s, the young and the unemployed of Italyâ€™s cities joined the workers in an unexpectedly militant movement known simply as Autonomy

The Unseen

For a brief explosive period in the mid-1970s, the young and the unemployed of Italyâ€™s cities joined the workers in an unexpectedly militant movement known simply as Autonomy (Autonomia). Its â€œpolitics of refusalâ€ united its opponents behind draconian measures more severe than any seen since the war.

Nanni Balestrini, the poet of youth rebellion, himself a victim of that repression, has invented a remarkable fictional form to express the hopes and conflicts of the movement. In spare but vivid prose, The Unseen follows Autonomyâ€™s trajectory through the eyes of a single working-class protagonistâ€”from high-school rebellion, squatting and attempts to set up a free radio station to arrest and the brutalities of imprisonment. This is a powerful and gripping novel: a rare evocation of the intensity of commitment, the passion of politics.
Country USA
Brand Verso
Manufacturer Verso Books
Binding Paperback
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-01-02
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781844677672

The Unseen