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Last Man Standing [Paperback]

Davide Longo (Author), Silvester Mazzarella (Translator)
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Publication Date: 5 July 2012

Italy is on the brink of collapse.

Borders are closed, banks withhold money, the postal service stalls. Armed gangs of drug-fuelled youths roam the countryside.

Leonardo was a famous writer and professor before a sex scandal ended his marriage and career. Heading north in search of her new husband, his ex-wife leaves their daughter and her son in his care. If he is to take them to safety, he will need to find a quality he has never possessed: courage.

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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: MacLehose Press (5 July 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0857051229
  • ISBN-13: 978-0857051226
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 581,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'It turns an unforgiving spotlight turned on an increasingly unstable world. We can only hope that Longo's visionary diagram of our possible future remains on the printed page' Independent.

'gruesome, intense and strange ... a Eurozone nightmare brought to life on the page' Financial Times.

'The Last Man Standing is set to be one of the best novels this year' SFX.

'With mesmerising control of language, Longo weaves a tale that will leave readers with much to think about long after they have put it down' The Irish Examiner.

'this is a complex and compelling investigation of the behaviour of survival' TLS.

'a totally unique novel that blends despair with hope and angst with serenity so well that it deserves to be held in similar high esteem. An inspiring read' We Love This Book.

'We suspect that Davide Longo is the most talented and intense Italian novelist of his generation' Valentina Pigmei, G.Q.

'Longo has succeeded in crafting a shimmering parable' Maike Albath, Süddeutsche Zeitung.

'The depiction of civilisation's end is terrifyingly convincing ... After reading this, life in Ireland under austerity seems a nonstop frolic' The Irish Times.

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Italy in 2025 is on the brink of collapse: borders are closed, banks withhold money, armed gangs of drug-fuelled youths roam the countryside. Leonardo was a well-known writer and academic before a sex scandal ended his marriage and career. He takes refuge in his remote vineyard home, but nowhere is safe with society at the tipping point of anarchy. His ex-wife entrusts him with his daughter, Lucia, and another child by her second marriage. But when their home is ransacked, they see no choice but to try to cross to France. Sleeping rough and scavenging as best they can, they face horror and violence unlike any they have encountered before. Leonardo will come to understand that if he is to bring the children to safety he must confront evil head on and, in doing so, shed every trace of his former self.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful dystopian read 12 July 2012
By Gareth Wilson - Falcata Times Blog TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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If there's something that you can say about Maclehose, it's that they bring a lot of titles that would otherwise have skipped the English market to the fore and give us something that really becomes a special reading experience. That something is this new title by Davide Longo, translated from the Italian by Silvester Mazzarella.

It's thought provoking, the emotional context comes over wonderfully and when added to a writing style that works it way deep into the readers psyche I suspect that it will be something that would work very well for the film market. Add to this solid prose, an almost adult hand guiding you through this dark future and all in it's a wonderful book. Great stuff.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A new classic of dystopian fiction 20 Sep 2012
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Davide Longo's The Last Man Standing has been brilliantly translated from its native Italian by Silvester Mazzarella and the English speaking world can now read and cherish a fine example of dystopian fiction, so elegantly written and so powerfully evocative that it deserves to stand shoulder to shoulder with Cormac McCarthy's The Road in being regarded as a classic of the genre. A disturbing yet strangely uplifting look at a future we can all only pray never comes to be.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A cut above post-apocalyptic fiction 27 Aug 2012
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I read Longo's book "The Last Man Standing" after seeing a review in the FT. Since I have a weakness for post-apocalyptic fiction it seemed like an attractive read. It was absolutely enthralling, I couldn't stop until the end and even today, almost a month later I find myself remembering the characters and the situations. The book describes the aftermath of an unnamed catastrophe happening in Italy in the near future. The main character is a former professor and well-known author as he tries to save his daughter and stepson from oblivion at the hands of marauding maniacs while keeping them from freezing and starving. An attractive trait of the protagonist is that he seems totally unsuited for survival, being bookish and shy and not physically strong (contrary to Cormac McCarthy's protagonist in The Road, who seemed frustratingly exceptional). I won't give the plot away, but there's more to him than meets the eye. However, catastrophe actually brings redemption to this man after a sexual scandal that destroyed his career and his family many years before the events narrated. The book is wonderfully lyrical in its descriptions of places and animals and the dialogues are enthralling. Please be aware that the book is probably unsuitable for younger readers on their own, because some parts of it are perhaps too brutal (it contains explicit torture and rape scenes). For adults it is a great read.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Rubbish 8 Mar 2013
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Worst book I have ever read! Terrible plot, totally depressing. Nothing to recommend. This book is enough to put you off reading for life. As I turned the pages, it just got worse. Hoping for some clever twist I forged on, only to get more and more upset. A real shocker.
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