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From Domenico Starnone, the Stregaprize winning author of Ties (2017), a stylish metaphysical novel about the art of teaching, the fear of terrorism, the sinuous paths that selfdelusion lead us down, and the travails of growing old.Mildmannered retired teacher Domenico Stasi learns that Nina, a former student of his, is being held as a suspected terrorist. His first thought is to contact heronly her innocence can reassure him that his teachings have not contributed to the creation of a monster. But instead of the comforting proclamations of innocence Stasi was hoping to hear, Nina coolly alludes to her guilt. She then entrusts him with a simple task that soon turns deadly serious. A lethal game has now been put into play and nothing can stop its course.Yet matters may not be entirely as they appear. Into the story steps Domenico Starnoneauthor, retired teacher himself, character in his own fictional worldand First Execution becomes an exhilarating voyage to that murky terrain where fiction and real life mix. Central to this novel is one of historys most enduring philosophical dilemmas: to what extent do we bear the responsibility for actions taken or not taken? Domenico Starnone will discover through his encounter with Domenico Stasi that even a lifetime of commitment to firm principles cannot provide an unassailable answer to this question, nor can it appease a mans guilty conscience. Indeed, in this electrifying literary novel, only one thing appears certain: no one is innocent.
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