A Dead Man in Naples
$22.72
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
13 February 2018
Summary
Naples, 1913. Sun-baked, blue-skied, and with its amazing bay, one of the most beautiful spots in Italy - but also, one of the most backward. Into that world is sent a minor British consular official, Scampion, banished from Florence because he has allowed himself to be caught up in the mad social whirl surrounding D’Annunzio, the famous Italian poet, Nationalist and revolutionary.
Scampion brings with him from Florence the new craze that is sweeping Italy: bicycling. And one day as h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472126115 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472126114 |
| Author: | Michael Pearce |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 13 February 2018 |
| Weight: | 144g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 126mm x 197mm |
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I love the way this writer evokes the atmosphere of a place and a time … A series I am always rather impressed by.
I love the way this writer evokes the atmosphere of a place and a time … A series I am always rather impressed by. - MyShelf.com
Michael Pearce
Michael Pearce was raised in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, where his fascination for language began. He later trained as a Russian interpreter but moved away from languages to follow an academic career, first as a lecturer in English and the History of Ideas, and then as an administrator. Michael Pearce now lives in South-West London and is best known as the author of the award-winning Mamur Zapt books.
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