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Antonio Scurati’s M: The Man of Providence continues his "documentary novel" series, documenting the consolidation of Benito Mussolini's power between 1925 and 1932. The novel explores the shift to a totalitarian regime and the dismantling of Italian democracy, using archival documents to support its narrative, as noted by critics in The Washington Post . 'M' by Antonio Scurati book review - The Washington Post