A sweeping, cross-Atlantic story of a man battling his political demons

The latest addition to the NYRB Classics series, now on sale at 30% off Guido Morselli's novel about personal and public life, now in English for the first time [The Communist]( [THE COMMUNIST]( GUIDO MORSELLI TRANSLATED BY FREDERIKA RANDALL INTRODUCTION BY ELIZABETH MCKENZIE A saga about a man seeking love and purpose, The Communist follows its hero, Walter Ferranini, from Italy to Pennsylvania to the Kremlin. After fighting Franco and spending a period of exile in the US, Walter returns to Italy in the 1950s to work as a labor organizer and build a new revolutionary order as a deputy in the Italian parliament. For Walter, the political has always taken precedence over the personal, but Parliament work is not what he expected. What's more, the party disapproves of his relationship with Nuccia, a deeply intelligent editor who is separated but not divorced, while Walter is worried about his health, haunted by his past, and increasingly troubled by knotty questions of both theory and practice. All of this causes Walter to take a hard look at the life he's led, both politically and privately. "Rich and engrossing. . . . [Morselli’s] tale of a man whose certainties are destroyed will resonate with readers of any political persuasion." —Publishers Weekly [MORE ABOUT THE BOOK]( For three days only, [The Communist](will be available at 30% off. The Communist is the September selection for the [NYRB Classics Book Club](. If you join the club by September 13, The Communist will be your first selection. New York Review Books 435 Hudson Street, Suite 300 New York, NY 10014 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe](