Cry To Heaven

Name: Cry To Heaven
Brand: Cornerstone
SKU: 9780099471387
Price: 19.8 EUR
Availability: InStock

Автор: Anne Rice

Език:

Корици: С меки корици

Издател: Cornerstone

Наличност: Налично при издателя, по поръчка

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In eighteenth-century Italy the Castrati recreated heaven on earth. Their exquisite voices soared ab...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Anne Rice

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С меки корици

Издадена

2004

страници

592

EAN

9780099471387

ISBN

0099471388

Enbook ID

04017496

Издател

Cornerstone

Теглоt

311

Размери

112 x 178 x 37

Пълно описание

In eighteenth-century Italy the Castrati recreated heaven on earth. Their exquisite voices soared above the glittering world of courtiers and nobility. Those who achieved fame were showered with riches and sexual favours, but their success also hid a terrible sadness. Tonio, of noble birth, is the victim of a vengeful brother. Disinherited and forced to join the ranks of the Castrati, he plans his revenge while striving to become the greatest of all singers. Guido, sacrificed to the knife at an early age, composes opera and dreams of the perfect voice to give it life. He discovers Tonio and becomes his teacher. As together they reach the very pinnacle of success, Tonio is pushed to the extremes of endurance as he tries to resolve his lust for glory, and for vengeance...

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