{"product_id":"on-friendship-and-freedom-9781442649965","title":"On Friendship and Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIgnazio Silone, the anti-fascist, Italian author and political activist, continues to intrigue readers and stimulate their minds nearly four decades after his death. \u003ci\u003eOn Friendship and Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e contains the first published collection of correspondence between Silone and his longtime friend the philanthropist and art collector Marcel Fleischmann. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaria Nicolai Paynter, a recognized authority on Silone and his work, deftly guides the reader through the years dominated by Fascism and Nazism as well as the decades leading up to Silone’s death in 1978. Of particular interest for its human value, the correspondence gathered in this volume is most inspiring in that it reveals how two men of different cultural and religious backgrounds join together and share true friendship against all odds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This powerful and invaluable book contributes to an understanding not only of Silone and Fleischmann, but also of European intellectual history of the 20th century.' -- C. De. Santi Choice Magazine vol 54:06:2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEGEMENTS    ABBREVIATIONS    FOREWORD    CHRONOLOGY    Introduction    Four Remarkable People    Ignazio and Darina Silone     Marcel Fleischmann and Elsa Schiess    Illustrations    The Correspondence    The Swiss Years: 1934-1944    Bridging the Distance: 1945-1976    Afterword    NOTES    SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY    INDEX","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408372998487,"sku":"9781442649965","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781442649965.jpg?v=1730502660","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/on-friendship-and-freedom-9781442649965","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}