The King of Corsica - Rilegato

Kleeberg, Michael

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 1590512561 ISBN 13: 9781590512562

Casa editrice: Other Pr Llc, 2008

Riassunto

Serving as a page to the Princess Palatine in Versailles, opportunistic Theodor von Neuhoff distinguishes himself as a charismatic conversationalist before discovering his talents as a double agent, an ability that takes him through several nations and leads to his proclamation as king of the Corsican rebels who are fighting the Genovese hegemony.

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Mary Doria Russell
author of Dreamers of the Day and A Thread of Grace

“Initially challenging; quickly seductive; wonderfully rewarding. A sad and funny story, beautifully told by a masterful writer.”
Akhil Sharma
author of An Obedient Father

“A joyful and insightful portrait of the juncture between the excesses of the Baroque age and the ambitions of the Enlightenment. Kleeberg's characters behave and think in ways we can no longer imagine. A significant achievement by a remarkable storyteller.”

L'autore:

Michael Kleeberg lives in Berlin and is the author of four novels, two novellas, and two collections of stories. He won the Lion Feuchtwanger Prize for best historical novel in 2000. The King of Corsica is Kleeberg’s first book to be published in the U.S. He is also a translator from French to English and has translated works by Marcel Proust and John Dos Passos.

David Dollenmayer is Professor of German at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the translator of works by Bertolt Brecht, Peter Stephan Jungk, Anna Mitgutsch, Perikles Monioudis, and Moses Rosenkranz. He is the author of The Berlin Novels of Alfred Döblin and coauthor of Neue Horizonte: A First Course in German Language and Culture. He lives in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

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• Editore: Other Pr Llc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1590512561
• ISBN 13: 9781590512562
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 383