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Anglický jazyk
Scherzo
Autor: Jim Williams
MEET two unusual detectives. Ludovico - a young man who has had his testicles cut off for the sake of opera. And Monsieur Arouet - a fraudster, or just possibly the philosopher Voltaire.VISIT the setting. Carnival time in mid-18th century Venice, a city... Viac o knihe
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O knihe
MEET two unusual detectives. Ludovico - a young man who has had his testicles cut off for the sake of opera. And Monsieur Arouet - a fraudster, or just possibly the philosopher Voltaire.VISIT the setting. Carnival time in mid-18th century Venice, a city of winter mists, and the season of masquerade and decadence.ENCOUNTER a Venetian underworld of pimps, harlots, gamblers, forgers and charlatans.BEWARE of a mysterious coterie of aristocrats, Jesuits, Freemasons and magicians.DISCOVER a murder: that of the nobleman, Sgr Alessandro Molin, found swinging from a bridge with his innards hanging out and a message in code from his killer.Scherzo is a murder mystery of sparkling vivacity and an historical novel of stunning originality told with a wit and style highly praised by critics and nominated for the Booker Prize.
- Vydavateľstvo: Marble City Publishing
- Rok vydania: 2023
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 203 x 127 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9781908943613
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