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A Man
AuthorOriana Fallaci
Original titleUn Uomo
LanguageItalian
GenreBiographical novel
PublisherPocket Books (eng. version)
Publication date
1979
Publication placeItaly
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBNISBN 978-0-671-43487-8 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
OCLC7919983

A Man (1979) (Italian: Un Uomo) (Greek: Ενας Ανδρας, transliteration: Enas Andras) is a novel written by Oriana Fallaci chronicling her relationship with the attempted assassin of Greek dictator George Papadopoulos.

Plot summary

The book is a pseudo-biography about Alexandros Panagoulis written in the form of a novel. Fallaci had an intense romantic relationship with Panagoulis. She uses the novel to put forth her view that Panagoulis was assassinated by a vast conspiracy, a view widely shared by many Greeks.[1]

The work has had mixed reviews. Some will find the harsh polemic repetitive and disturbing. Fallaci is said to have been angry at Ms Magazine for not reviewing the work and this enhanced her reputation as an anti-feminist.

Quotes

"Don't help me then, hand me over to the police, what's the use anyway--"
"Of suffering, fighting? It allows us to live, my boy. A man who gives in doesn't live, he survives."

Footnotes

  1. ^ A Man Pocket, 1981

References

  • Fallaci, Oriana (1 November 1981). A Man (1st English Ed. ed.). Pocket Books. ISBN 978-0-671-43487-8. {{cite book}}: |edition= has extra text (help)