An edition of The eighth wonder of the world (2006)
The eighth wonder of the world
a novel
By Leslie Epstein
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Publish Date
2006
Publisher
Handsel Books/Other Press
Language
eng
Pages
461
Description:
When Benito Mussolini announces a worldwide competition for a monument to celebrate his victory over Ethiopia, the winning design is an almost unimaginable mile-high tower, La Vittoria, created by the famed American architect, Amos Prince. In his struggle to bring this modern Babel to completion in the face of every conceivable obstaclei̮ncluding Mussolini's wavering support and loss of power, and the vicissitudes of a world warP̮rince will losehis family, his native country, and perhaps even his mind.