# The Last Man Standing

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- Book: [The Last Man Standing](https://www.bookquiver.com/davide-longo/the-last-man-standing) ([The Last Man Standing.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/davide-longo/the-last-man-standing.md))
- Authors: [Davide Longo](https://www.bookquiver.com/davide-longo)
- Publisher: Maclehose Press
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-08-5738-630-4
- Published: 2012-07-05
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

A chillingly plausible novel about the collapse of Italian society and one man's struggle to retain his humanity amid the horror " A bleak, lyrical tale that evokes Cormac McCarthy's The Road.... Gruesome, intense, and strange... a eurozone nightmare brought to life on the page."--James Lovegrove, Financial Times It is 2025, and Italy is on the brink of collapse. Borders are closed, banks withhold money, the postal service stalls. Armed gangs of drug-fuelled youths roam the countryside. Leonardo was a famous writer and professor before a sex scandal ended his marriage and career. Heading north in search of her new husband, his ex-wife leaves their daughter and her son in his care. If he is to take them to safety, he will need to find a quality he has never possessed: courage.