{"product_id":"9780862413767","title":"Private Angelo","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Linklater, Eric\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 4 May 1999 by Canongate Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Canongate Classics' series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 126 | 178g\u003cp\u003eAs heard on BBC R4 Book at BedtimeAngelo, a private in Mussolini's 'ever-glorious' Italian army, may  possess the virtues of love and an engaging innocence but he lacks the  gift of courage. However, due to circumstances beyond his control, he  ends up fighting not only for Italy but also for the British and German  armies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his patron the Count, the beautiful Lucrezia, the  charming Annunziata, and the delightful Major Telfer, Angelo's fellow  characters are drawn with humour, insight and sympathy, making the book a  wittily satirical comment on the grossness and waste of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Linklater, who served with the Black Watch in Italy in World War II, is one of Scotland's most distinguished writers. In Private Angelo he has written a book which demonstrates that honour is not solely the preserve of the brave.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Linklater, Eric","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470348808376,"sku":"9780862413767","price":15.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9780862413767.jpg?v=1768299707","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9780862413767","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}