A review by anti_formalist12
Kaputt by Curzio Malaparte

4.0

A complicated story of one man's journey through the most terrible wars in human history. And this book is largely about the author's experience (or his imagination.) Malaparte is a con-man of the highest order and there is absolutely no reason to think that this work would be as critical of the Nazis if they had won the war. All that being said, there are some real insights into many of the men and women of Europe during war. Just be sure to take Malaparte with a grain of salt, or a shaker full of salt. The striking imagery can be both beautiful and horrifying, speaking perhaps to what Malaparte thinks of war.