Stands up well - it is clear why it won the Booker prize. A story of empire and colonization and capital in the late 19th century, during the unification of Italy. Also the first flight over the Alps (1910) and the Boer destruction of civilisation in South Africa.

The author addresses the reader directly with his views on sexuality, politics and relationships, and the storyline is non-sequential.

An enjoyable read, and I am going on to read another of his