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Opora by Messina


In 1924 the Fascists had won a great electoral victory, but opposition was far from dead. The Chamber of Deputies still contained a number of critics, including forty-six socialists, thirty-nine popolari, and even nineteen communists. One of the most vociferous members of this group was the leader of the reformist socialists, Giacomo Matteotti. On May 30th he gave a speech in the chamber that bitterly denounced the elections as having been based on fraud and violence. He declared that the fascists did not have the support of the Italian people and tried to have the elections declared invalid. A few days later, while walking along the banks of the Tiber in Rome, he was attacked and forced into a car, which sped off in a northerly direction. His body, with a knife still stuck in the chest was not found until several weeks later.” (Eatwell, p65)


Opora is the fictional story of ‘Carducci’ a loyal subject of Matteotti’s. It is his journey from Barga to L’Aquila. It is a story of sadness and revenge.