 ...A book is like a garden carried in the pocket... Chinese Proverb
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Zapraszam do zakupu książki: THE FLOATING BOOK by MICHELLE LOVRIC
Książka używana, w języku angielskim Stan książki: db
Oprawa: miękka
Ilość stron: 490
Rok wydania: 2004
Venice, 1668. Sosia Simeon, a free-spirited sensualist, is the lover of many men in the fabled city, though married to one she despises. On the edge of the Grand Canal, Wendelin von Speyer sets up the first printing press in Venice and looks for the book that will make his fortune. When he tempts fate by publishing Catullus, the Latin poet whose desperate and unrequited love inspired the most tender and erotic poems of antiquity, a scandal is set in motion that will change all their lives for ever.
‘Lovric reveals herself as a gifted and individual phrasemaker – always revealing, never anachronistic. Add to this writing talent the many other virtues Lovric brings to The Floating Book – a command of her subject that is so intimate that it is almost indecent; a similarly intimate facility with Catullus’s poetry, which she translates herself; her thorough and (more important) judicious use of her prodigious research – and you can see how rewarding The Floating Book can be … it is refreshing and heartening to read a book by a writer who is genuinely interested in words.’ Edward Docx, Washington Post
‘Meticulous historical detail and a splendid, complex story make this portrait of Venice and its denizens memorable and moving.’ Booklist
‘Lush, exotic and dripping with sensuality … A fantastic novel of epic proportions.’ The Good Book Guide
‘Lovric spins an intrigue-laden tale of destructive lusts and mixed-up loves in the early days of the printing press. She has an eye for sensual detail, conveying the sights and smells of the city’s markets and palazzos.’ Publishers Weekly
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