Authoritarian Leaders Rejected the Danger of a COVID-19 Pandemic Because It Challenged Their Image.They responded in two ways, first ignoring it and then blaming others.

Despite controversy in 1974, La Storia became a best-seller, selling over 600,000 copies in Italy alone. Regardless of what the critics said, word on the street heralded this book for its poignant storytelling that was powerfully executed by the brilliant Italian writer Elsa Morante. Today this profound beauty of a book has endured and will continue to stand the test of time.