Hitler, Mussolini, and Me

Davis’ novel is a hilarious scatological satire starring an Irish art historian living in 1938 Rome, which reduces the two most notorious dictators to their most base selves, known as the Flatulent Windbag and the Constipated Prick. Colgan, the dissipated Irishman and unremarkable art historian, is hired to be their guide during a Fascist cultural tour of Italy’s art museums. His explanations of the events are truly funny. Fart jokes and suspense make this a terrific tale. —Publishers Weekly