September 2021: after sixteen years of uninterrupted power management, the era of Angela Merkel comes to an end. In over three decades at the helm of Germany, Kanzlerin has seen four American presidents, two Chinese presidents and three presidents of the European Commission (as well as nine Italian presidents) pass in front of her. What is behind this extraordinary continuity, which has made the chancellor the most powerful woman in the world? From intimate biography to geopolitical choices, a fundamental book for understanding Angela Merkel’s parable and for re-reading our recent history. But also to understand where Germany will go after her and, above all, what Europe will become in the years to come.
