The Silent Gondoliers - William Goldman

Descriere The Silent Gondoliers - William Goldman

A quirky, funny, offbeat fable by the author of The Princess Bride is now available in a new trade paperback edition. Readers learn that the gondoliers of Venice once had the finest singing voices in the world until the mysterious day their voices went silent. \nThe return of a beloved classic, from the bestselling author of The Princess Bride! \nThis inventive, offbeat fable has a touch of magic about it.--Los Angeles Times \n \nOnce upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world. But, alas, few remember those days--and fewer still were ever blessed to hear such glorious singing. \n \nNo one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers. No one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the ambitions, frustrations, and eventual triumph of Luigi, the gondolier with the gooney smile. \n \nHere, in this brilliantly illustrated exposition of the surprising facts behind this all-but-forgotten mystery, S. Morgenstern reveals the fascinating truths about John the Bastard, Laura Lorenzini, the centenarian Cristaldi the Pickle, Enrico Caruso, Porky XII, the Great Sorrento, the Queen of Corsica--and, of course, the one and only Luigi. His tale will captivate you as much as his song! \n \nWhere The Princess Bride was lightheartedly brutal, this story is gently whimsical, well-complemented by Paul Giovanopoulos's zany drawings.--San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle\n

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Del Rey Books

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9780345442635

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