The Throne by Bernini, Franco

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Author: Bernini, FrancoModern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)Published on 6 November 2025 by Europa Editions (UK) Ltd in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 384 pages196 x 130 x 29 | 288g
Machiavelli is famous the world over, but who was he before he penned The Prince?Its October 1502, and the powerful Cesare Borgia is preparing to invade the Florentine Republic. Niccol Machiavelli, an official of the Republic, is sent to Borgias court to spy on him. 33 years old, he has a nice pen but hes not famous. He cheats on his wife avidly, and hes deeply in debt. Hes seen as trusted and useful, but hes kept on the sidelines.A complex relationship slowly forms between Machiavelli and Borgia. The Duke needs someone to write his biography to respond to the many slanders circulating about him and he chooses Niccol to do it. Machiavelli not only gains wider access to Borgias secrets, but also those of Dianora Mambelli, a young woman forced by the Borgias to stay by his sideListening to the Dukes reflections and discovering the hidden truths that Dianora reveals transforms Machiavelli and grants him the insight that will allow him to become a great writer. And, ultimately, put his own life at risk.The Prince, written years later, was published posthumously; thanks to it, the writer they all thought mediocre will prove to be a genius, and Cesare Borgia will survive foreverjust as he wanted.