Black Paths Foreword by Laura LippmanWhen the Austro Hungarian Empire disintegrated after World War I, control of the Adriatic port of Fiume (now Rieka, Croatia) was hotly disputed. Enter Pirate King Gabriele dAnnunzio, an Italian poet who stormed the city with 3,000 Italian nationalists. DAnnunzio declared Fiume a free republic and himself commander. He envisioned a utopian city state, but Fiume quickly became a surreal center of violence, looting, and decadence, with shades of the
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