The Twenty Days of Turin: A Novel

It's a fascinating story, it's a short story, and it's a horrible story. It is well written, and it reminds me of a lot of things.

High-Rise was written 1975
Doctor Who's Weeping Angels
Umberto Eco,
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius by Jorge Luis Borges (1962)
Codex Seraphinianus by Luigi Serafini (1976-1978)
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (2001)

But - The language is really purple :-D And the translator has probably just enhanced it.

I would like to illustrate this. I think this should be illustrated. It feels so modern, though it is written 1971

Strange little psychological mystery/thriller. I found it an interesting example of the impact of a mass movement that went very wrong and its impact on a person attempting to make some sense of it well after the fact. Worth a read.

The most unsettling part of this book is how relevant it is. I'm so completely freaked out about the fact that this dude named Giorgio wrote this perfectly apt allegory for the internet culture of the last few years in 1976 Italy.

This interview with the translator is great (though spoiler-filled).