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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.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781908943613
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 392
  • Udgivet:
  • 18. maj 2023
  • Størrelse:
  • 127x24x203 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 470 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 26. november 2024
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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.

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