Hobbits, Space Pirates, Talking Seagulls...and The Brothers of Italy
A lecture by John Hooper
In this highly original talk, John Hooper explores the Italian radical right's love affair with fantasy literature and its impact on Giorgia Meloni's conservative government.
John Hooper is the Italy & Vatican City correspondent of The Economist
If you are in Florence and would like to attend the lecture in person at the British Institute Library, please register here or send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it
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The lecture is sponsored by Allen Loney