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underlines, with chill rationalism, how the irrationalities of warfare affected the common man. Gifted with a keen sense of observation and sharp logic, Lussu demonstrates how distant the real life of soldiers is from everyday activities. In a notable passage, he describes the silent terror in the
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Lussu's anti-Fascist position was, at the time, one of the most radical in Italy. Lussu was physically attacked and injured by unknown aggressors several times. In 1926, during one of these attacks (notably, the same day that
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Many political meanings have been drawn from Lussu's works, but his works are perhaps more important at a personal level. Morally and philosophically, Lussu's books reflect his need to repent, having been previously an
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and Fausto Nitti, he spent about fourteen years as a refugee abroad. He served as an officer in World War I, where he received multiple decorations, and participated in the
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combines well the repulse of the war with the bravery of the fighter. Lussu's consistency has been questioned and politics often invades evaluations of his works.
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Rossi, Umberto. (3 September 2005). "The
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in Spain. Between 1941 and 1942 he was the protagonist of the most important "episode" of the collaboration between
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for southern Italy. He became the leader of the left wing of the party and later joined forces with the
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for an external unknown, risky, undefined world: "All the machine-guns are waiting for us".
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moments preceding an attack, as he is forced to abandon the "safe" protective
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La clericalizzazione dello Stato e l'arcivescovo di
Cagliari
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Silver Medal for Valor (Col del rosso, January 28th 1918)
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Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity politicians
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Il cinghiale del diavolo e altri scritti sulla
Sardegna
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as a political leader and in the Italian Resistance.
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Deputies of Legislature XXVI of the Kingdom of Italy
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719:Road to Exile: The Story of a Sardinian Patriot
877:Medaglia commemorativa italiana della vittoria
988:People from the Metropolitan City of Cagliari
637:and later as a minister without portfolio in
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1028:Members of the Constituent Assembly of Italy
646:Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity
629:(PSI). After World War II he served as the
448:. After the war Lussu published the novel "
559:and other anti-fascist refugees he founded
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1073:Italian military personnel of World War I
861:Commemorative Medal of the Unity of Italy
16:Italian writer and politician (1890–1975)
329:and twice as a minister. He founded the
303:, 4 December 1890 – 5 March 1975) was a
117:21 June 1945 – 10 December 1945
1023:Members of the National Council (Italy)
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286:Politician, writer, journalist, soldier
89:25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
837:Bronze Medal for Valor (November 1916)
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1043:Senators of Legislature III of Italy
60:19 April 1948 – 19 May 1968
1048:Senators of Legislature IV of Italy
1038:Senators of Legislature II of Italy
998:Italian Socialist Party politicians
655:Emilio Lussu died in Rome in 1975.
478:After the war Lussu, together with
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1033:Senators of Legislature I of Italy
652:deepened and Lussu left Sardinia.
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1088:20th-century Italian male writers
703:The March on Rome and Thereabouts
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311:intellectual, military officer,
105:Minister for Post-War Assistance
460:on the Plateau. The 1970 movie
349:regime as a direct decision of
1083:20th-century Italian novelists
1068:Members of Giustizia e LibertĂ
797:The Assassination of Matteotti
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323:Constituent Assembly of Italy
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536:near the northern coast of
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572:In 1938 Lussu's novel "
353:. After escaping, with
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929:Emilio Lussu e i sardi
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733:Un anno sull'altipiano
650:Partito Sardo d'Azione
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254:(1939–1975; his death)
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896:"Emilio Lussu, ANPI"
434:Monte Castelgomberto
391:province of Cagliari
307:and Italian writer,
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670:Giustizia e LibertĂ
562:Giustizia e LibertĂ
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335:Justice and Freedom
333:and co-founded the
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474:Politics and exile
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983:1975 deaths
978:1890 births
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442:Monte Miela
411:World War I
380:World War I
370:The soldier
252:Joyce Lussu
231:(1964–1972)
226:(1947–1964)
221:(1943–1947)
216:(1929–1943)
211:(1921–1929)
200:Rome, Italy
135:Preceded by
972:Categories
882:References
438:Monte Spil
430:Monte Fior
283:Occupation
194:1975-03-06
174:1890-12-04
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615:armistice
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365:Biography
305:Sardinian
113:In office
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747:, 1938,
727:magazine
607:Sardinia
395:Sardinia
387:Armungia
327:Cagliari
313:partisan
301:Armungia
271:Cagliari
259:Children
180:Armungia
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791:In the
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