# La conquista di Roma

By Matilde Serao.

"La conquista di Roma" by Matilde Serao is a novel published in 1885. It follows Francesco Sangiorgio, a young deputy from Basilicata, as he arrives in late nineteenth-century Rome determined to conquer the capital. Coming from poverty, he navigates the sophisticated urban world through strategic relationships, political maneuvering, and a duel with a powerful rival. His calculated ascent through Roman society leads to an unexpected love affair and a profound disillusionment about who truly conquered whom. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: Italian
- Subjects: Political fiction; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction; Rome (Italy) -- Fiction; Italian fiction

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