The Duel
About This BookIt was his intention to trade a few sword-thrusts in some place or another, and get the business over with.A sparkling new translation tells the tale of a young libertine who finds his rapier wit matched by actual rapiers.In this autobiographical tale, a young dandy is forced to flee his hometown after falling afoul of the authorities. But sheltering in the royal court he finds treachery and insult and is even- tually positioned into a meaningless confrontation over a woman he cares nothing about. Told with debonair wit and a merciless attitude toward high society, the tale becomes a tense adventure that leads to a surprising o…
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Weitere Autoren: Marcus, James (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-61219-073-0
- EAN: 9781612190730
- Produktnummer: 15737882
- Verlag: Melville House
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 144 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'748 KB
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Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was a Venetian adventurer and author. Although he is remembered as a famous womanizer, he is also one of the most important writers of the 18th century.James Marcus is the translator of Collusion: International Espionage and the War on Terror.
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