The Brewer of Preston a novel
"The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigàta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel. 1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigàta's stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They're now in...
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Brewer of Preston : |b a novel / |c Andrea Camilleri ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli. |
| 260 | |a NY: |b Penguin Books, |c 2014. | ||
| 300 | |a 245 p. | ||
| 520 | 0 | |a "The New York Times bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano series brings us back to Vigàta in the nineteenth century for a rip-roaring comic novel. 1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigàta's stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They're now in the hands of a new government they don't understand, and they definitely don't like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigàta, a regional representative from the Italian government to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians don't care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he's hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theater. The Brewer of Preston, it's called, and the Vigàtese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance's opening night" | |
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| 651 | 0 | |a Italy |x History |y 19th century |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Humorous fiction |z Italy. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Mystery fiction |z Italy. | |
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