The Pope’s Rhinoceros
Lawrence Norfolk
592 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0802139884
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Language: English
Publish: April 1, 2003
AnimalsBritish LiteratureFantasyFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionItalyLiteratureNovelsReligion
The author of Lempriere’s Dictionary, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 1992, returns with a vivid, antic, and picaresque fictional tapestry reminiscent of The Name of the Rose which spins around one of history’s most bizarre chapters: the 16th-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros for the amusement of Pope Leo X.