The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero Paperback Book

Description: The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini, Gregory Dowling Set in Venice, over three days in winter. She, a Roman princess, has come to seek undervalued paintings; he is a strange, strikingly erudite tour guide. A touching love story and the revelation of criminal shenanigans in the Venetian art world. But, at the core, the deeply intriguing mystery of the guides true identity. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The month, November. Glittering worldliness and dubious shabbiness overlap, passion and suspicion intertwine in a three-day Venetian adventure, bookended by the arrival of a plane and the departure of a ship.It begins with a troubling encounter on a flight to Venice. She is an elegant Roman signora on the search for undervalued paintings and he a mysterious tour guide. She is invited to cosmopolitan parties by Venetian social and art glitterati. Mr. Silvera, a guide whose erudition and distinction are in sharp contrast with his beat-up suitcase and stain-spotted raincoat, drags his shabby tourists from monument to monument.Their passion will last three days, long enough to be exposed to unscrupulous art dealers and other scammers, passing off worthless paintings as part of a famous collection. Silvera seems to know every language and all secrets. But who is he really? Around them, the canals and lagoons of Venice, a city which becomes a character in the novel in its own right.Doyens of the Italian detective story, Fruttero and Lucentini, offer a perfect blend of the comedy of manners and the macabre... - Tim Parks, author of Hotel MilanoA labyrinth full of shapeshifting and ambiguity, sometimes sinister, often hilarious, for which Venice offers the perfect setting. - Jonathan Keates, author of La Serenissima: The Story of VeniceAn undiscovered gem, finally available in English...witty, moving and enthrallingly atmospheric. - Philip Gwynne Jones, author of The Venetian Legacy Author Biography Carlo Fruttero (1926-2012) and Franco Lucentini (1920-2002) are legendary authors in Europe, known as pioneers of the modern crime genre. The Lover of No Fixed Abode, their most successful novel, is one of six works of fiction they wrote together. It was published in 1986 in Italian and never before available in English. In 2025 Bitter Lemon will be publishing Runaway Horses, their murder mystery set in Siena during the Palio, the citys colourful annual horse-race.Gregory Dowling grew up in Bristol and read English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford. Gregory lives in Venice. He is a celebrated translator from Italian, a novelist (The Four Horsemen and Ascension, both set in Venice). and a local university professor. Promotional Bitter Lemon Press Details ISBN1913394905 Author Gregory Dowling Pages 304 Publisher Bitter Lemon Press Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781913394905 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-01-25 Imprint Bitter Lemon Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2024-01-25 UK Release Date 2024-01-25 Audience General ISBN-10 1913394905 AU Release Date 2024-01-24 DEWEY 853.914 Translator Gregory Dowling We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158377048;

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