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The Conformist

Pages
301
Published
1951
Language
English

Synopsis

Marcello Clerici is a man desperate to fit in, to be normal in a society rapidly descending into Fascism. He joins the secret police and accepts a mission to assassinate his former professor, an anti-Fascist exile living in Paris. As he navigates his double life, Marcello must confront the hollowness of his own existence and the moral compromises he makes to belong.

How it reads

Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (2)
ViolenceTrauma

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