Leading Men by Christopher Castellani - ISBN: 9781474613545
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Love, fame, and secrets collide in the dazzling world of literary giants.

Leading Men

'A timeless and heart-breaking love story' Celeste Ng

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    11 June 2019

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Summary

PORTOFINO, ITALY. JULY 1953

At a glittering party thrown by Truman Capote, literary sensation Tennessee Williams and his longtime lover Frank Merlo meet the enigmatic Anja Blomgren, an aspiring Swedish actress.

Their encounter will alter the course of their lives forever.

Spanning half a century and featuring a dazzling cast of characters - from Anna Magnani cooking pasta amatriciana in a sun-kissed kitchen in Rome, to Ludovico Visconti barkin…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781474613545
ISBN-10:1474613543
Author:Christopher Castellani
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:11 June 2019
Weight:260g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Blazing… Casts a spell right from the start. - Dwight Garner, New York Times

Seductive, steamy… Castellani’s quiet portrayal of Merlo has a deep, aching appeal and his prose has a beguiling lilt and colour. - Boston Globe

Dazzling… [Castellani writes] with an evocative precision that historical fiction often merely aspires to. - Entertainment Weekly

A novel of rare insight and beauty, and Castellani is a writer of brilliant gifts. - Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You

About The Author

Christopher Castellani

The son of Italian immigrants and a native of Wilmington, Delaware, CHRISTOPHER CASTELLANI now lives in Boston, where he works as artistic director of Grub Street, one of the country’s leading independent creative writing centers.

He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for researching and writing LEADING MEN.

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