The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War

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First edition (publ. Fourth Estate)

The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War is a book by the writer Lucy Hughes-Hallett first published in London by Fourth Estate in 2013.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] The American edition, published by Knopf in 2013, is titled Gabriele d'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War. The book is a biography of Gabriele d'Annunzio, although it is written in a style more commonly seen in fiction, which echoes that of d'Annunzio's autobiography.[1]

It won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize and the Costa Biography of the Year Award.

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  1. ^ a b Berman, Sheri (30 August 2013). "Fascist Designs". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Gabriele d'Annunzio - Aesthete and Übermensch". The Economist. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ^ Jones, Thomas (22 February 2013). "The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio – poet, seducer and preacher of war by Lucy Hughes-Hallett – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ^ Birrell, Ian (4 February 2013). "The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio – Poet, Seducer & Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett – review". The Observer. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ^ White, Duncan (15 January 2013). "The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio by Lucy Hughes-Hallett, review". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ^ Duggan, Christopher (6 March 2013). "The allure of D'Annunzio". The Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ^ Gordon, Robert. "The Poet-King of Fiume". Literary Review. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  8. ^ Kelly, Stuart (5 January 2013). "Book review: The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio – Poet, Seducer And Preacher Of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  9. ^ Bosworth, Richard (28 February 2013). "The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War by Lucy Hughes-Hallett". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  10. ^ Dickie, John (8 March 2013). "The Pike, By Lucy Hughes-Hallett". The Independent. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  11. ^ Thomson, Ian (11 January 2011). "Sex, drugs and demagoguery". The Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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