'Malaparte, lives and legends') is a 2011 book by the Italian literary critic and historian Maurizio Serra.

It is a biography of Curzio Malaparte and covers his various careers as soldier, writer, journalist, diplomat, trade unionist, politician and film director.

[1][2][3] The book was awarded the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie.

[4] The English translation by Stephen Twilley is set to be published by New York Review Books on 25 February 2025.

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