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And Bunga for All!

November 2011 Ingrid Sischy
Fanfair
And Bunga for All!
November 2011 Ingrid Sischy

And Bunga for All!

'I am the Jesus Christ of politics," declared Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's longestreigning postwar prime minister— modestly, of course. Now comes the outsider's bible: Mamma Mia! Berlusconi's Italy Explained for Posterity and Friends Abroad (Rizzoli), by journalist Beppe Severgnini. The book, like the prime minister himself, is full of jaw-dropping tidbits—some surreal, some hilarious. For pop psychology and entertainment, there's plenty. For the book of true revelations, well, that's another story.

INGRID SISCHY