Cry to Heaven [Review Copy, Signed]
de Anne Rice
- Usado
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Very Good+/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394523512
- ISBN 13
- 9780394523514
- Librería
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. Very Good+/Near Fine. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in black pictorial dust jacket retaining original price ($15.95); [8],533pp. Corners bumped, else Near Fine. Review copy with accompanying slip and promotional author photograph, signed by the author on title page.
Reseñas
El Apr 17 2021, un lector dijo:
One of the most beautiful, sensual, fascinating novels I've read to date.
This novel revolves around the mysterious and widely unknown world of the 18th century Italian castrati singers; men who were gelded before puberty in order to retain their otherworldly soprano vocal abilities. These singers were revered throughout Europe, performed for kings, queens, emperors and the societal elite. At the same time, on a more personal level, they were often feared, misunderstood, even loathed because of their tall, willowy bodies which were unlike any other people. On stage, they were the celebrities of the age, yet so little is known of them in today's general modern cultural context.
With "Cry to Heaven", Anne Rice has wondrously and respectfully removed the shades of secrecy and "shame" surrounding the castrati, told through the story of Antonio Treschi, the golden-voiced, rebellious son of a prominent, respected nobleman and senator in 18th century Venice.
This novel and its exhaustively-researched historical setting is spectacularly written, impeccably told, and deftly draws the reader into the story and the period, and doesn't let go until the final, breathless, heart-pounding page.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 28382
- Título
- Cry to Heaven [Review Copy, Signed]
- Autor
- Anne Rice
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good+
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Hardback
- ISBN 10
- 0394523512
- ISBN 13
- 9780394523514
- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1982
Términos de venta
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Sobre el vendedor
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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Washington, District of Columbia
Sobre Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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