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The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War is a 2013 book by the writer Lucy Hughes-Hallett first published in London by Fourth Estate.The American edition, published by Knopf in 2013, is titled Gabriele d'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War.
Lucy Angela Hughes-Hallett (born 7 December 1951) [1] is a British cultural historian, biographer [2] and novelist. In November 2013, she won the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction for her biography of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio , The Pike . [ 3 ]
Writing for The Guardian, writer and historian Lucy Hughes-Hallett states the non-chronological manner in which the narrative is told, moving back and forth between different eras, with interspersed memories, dream sequences and meditations of different characters make the work more profound. [7]
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James Hughes-Hallett (1949-2019), British businessman and investor. John Hughes-Hallett (1901-1972), British politician. Kathleen Hughes-Hallett (1918-2002), Canadian fencer. Lucy Hughes-Hallett (born 1951), British cultural historian and biographer. Norton Hughes-Hallett (1895–1985), British army officer and cricket player.
Millard's third book received praise from many news organizations such as The New York Times, [2] [3] The Washington Post, [4] The Guardian, [5] and USA Today. [6]Alex von Tunzelmann writing for The New York Times called Hero of the Empire, "a tremendously readable and enjoyable book", [3] and Lucy Hughes-Hallett writing for The Guardian called it, "a thrilling journey, and Millard tells it ...
Legend has it that D'Annunzio was initially baptised Gaetano and given the name of Gabriele later in childhood because of his angelic looks; [11] this story is purely fictitious, as can be seen by D'Annunzio's birth certificate and baptismal records, which record Gabriele as both his birth and baptismal name.