The Tartar Steppe

By Dino Buzzati

The Tartar Steppe, also published as The Stronghold, is a novel by Italian author Dino Buzzati, published in 1940. The novel tells the story of a young officer, Giovanni Drogo, and his life spent guarding Bastiani Fortress, an old, unmaintained border fortress. The novel was ranked 29th on Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list.

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224