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A rousingly romantic Mediterranean tale of love and war.
Palermo, 1946. Carlo Terzo, a retired military strategist who has never seen combat, is teaching young Salvatore Dragonara military history while Terzo works on his ‘Manual for Strategic Living’, in which he hopes to apply the hard lessons of war to daily life.
Salvatore is in love with the young and beautiful Fiore, whose mother, the Duchess Mastema, is a rich and cruel landowner. When Terzo and his friends visit the duchess’s property, they are caught in a pitched battle between the oppressed peasants and the duchess’s hired thugs, and Terzo is forced to put his strategic wisdom to the test...
Like Louis de Bernières’ “Captain Correlli'’s Mandolin”, Gianni Riotta’s charming and provocative romance explores large and small matters of love and war, shifting between the turbulence of post-war Sicily and the great battles of ancient and modern history. A bestseller in Italy, “Prince of the Clouds” is a deeply moving work of fiction, imbued with rare vibrancy and feeling.
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‘An intelligent romance, beautifully set, of wide-ranging appeal, reminiscent of the film “Il Postino” and Louis de Bernieres’ “Captain Correlli’s Mandolin”.’ Publishers Weekly
‘An entertainment proper for the thinking person...it works for Umberto Eco, it works for Indiana Jones, and now it works for Riotta: the rip-roaring romance with the scholarly plot.’ Michael Pye, New York Times
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- PublisherFlamingo
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0007128487
- ISBN 13 9780007128488
- BindingPaperback
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Special Overseas Edition. Octavo Size. Very Good condition. Black & white illustrations by Matteo Pericoli. Translated by Stephen Sartarelli. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 287 pages. Set in Sicily after the end of World War II. Seller Inventory # 315094
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 287 pages. Cover wornWhile Carlo Terzo works on his Manual fo r Strategic Living, he is in love with Fiore, daughter of a rich and cruel land owner. This romance explores large and small matte rs of love and war, the shifting turbulence of post-war Sicily an d the great battles of ancient and modern history. Seller Inventory # 1370ae
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