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Federico Andahazi author of the critically acclaimed novel El Anatomista, weaves a Faustian tale of envy, lust and self destruction, around the historically familiar backdrop of Lord Byron and his libertine colleagues in 1816 Geneva.
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Federico Andahazi has written a provocative gothic tale reminiscent of the literary classics Jane Eyre and Goethe's Faust.
This atmospheric and erotic story follows the pursuits of Byron's personal secretary John Willian Polidri, whose all consuming envy of his employer and his literary friends leads him to strike a deal with a monster in the guise of a woman who promises him literary fame in return for his sperm. The reader follows Polidri's descent into madness as he discovers the true nature of the pact he has made and its consequences.
Federico Andahazi has written a provocative gothic tale reminiscent of the literary classics Jane Eyre and Goethe's Faust.
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A #1 bestselling author in his native Argentina, Federico Andahazi was born in Buenos Aires in 1963. His short stories have received many awards. Las Piadosas is his second novel.
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- PublisherBantam USA
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0553060996
- ISBN 13 9780553060997
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages218
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