The Widow’s Opera

The Widow’s Opera

The Widow's Opera

Eve Ottenberg

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Año de edición:
2011
Materia
Ficción clásica
ISBN:
9781463440725
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The Widow’s Opera is the story of people whose lives have been uprooted by the cataclysms of the twentieth century - World War II, Stalin’s purges and, earlier, the Armenian Genocide.The novel chronicles the life of Ursa Smirny, a Polish refugee in New York City.  It also recounts her friendship with the ruthless Nina Morphy, and Nina’s mysterious husband, nicknamed Morpheus by the murderers, thieves and other felons of the prisons where he spends his time.  Among the many minor characters, some are comic, like the benighted Mr. Darkwood and some otherworldly, like Mr. Tannini; a self-styled nineteenth-century humanist and bibliophile.  But it is also a story of betrayal, murder and revenge that moves quickly from the first page to the last.

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