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Part thriller, part character study, part drama of deceit and self-betrayal, The American (A Very Private Gentleman) shows Martin Booth at the very height of his powers. The basis for the 2010 action-packed film starring George Clooney! The locals in the southern Italian town where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly: for he is a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. His life is inconspicuous--mornings spent brushing at a canvas, afternoons idling in the cafes, and evening talks with his friend the town priest over a glass of brandy. Yet there are other sides to this gentleman's life: Clara: the young student who moonlights in the town bordello. And another woman who arrives with $100,000 and a commission, but not for a painting of butterflies. With this assignment returns the dark fear that has dogged Signor Farfalla's mysterious life. Almost instantly, he senses a deadly circle closing in on him, one which he may or may not elude.
Zakup książki
The American, Martin Booth
- Język
- Rok wydania
- 2010
- Oprawa
- (miękka)
Metody płatności
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- Tytuł
- The American
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Martin Booth
- Wydawca
- Picador
- Rok wydania
- 2010
- Oprawa
- miękka
- ISBN10
- 0312430019
- ISBN13
- 9780312430016
- Seria
- Kategorie
- Tagi
- Tematyka filozoficzna, Z dreszczykiem, Morderstwa, Południowa Europa, Włochy, Filmowa adaptacja, Mordercy, Małe miasto, Prostytucja, Emigracja & Wygnanie, Broń, Piekło
- Oryginalna nazwa
- A very private gentleman
- Ocena
- 3,55 z 5
- Opis
- Part thriller, part character study, part drama of deceit and self-betrayal, The American (A Very Private Gentleman) shows Martin Booth at the very height of his powers. The basis for the 2010 action-packed film starring George Clooney! The locals in the southern Italian town where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly: for he is a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. His life is inconspicuous--mornings spent brushing at a canvas, afternoons idling in the cafes, and evening talks with his friend the town priest over a glass of brandy. Yet there are other sides to this gentleman's life: Clara: the young student who moonlights in the town bordello. And another woman who arrives with $100,000 and a commission, but not for a painting of butterflies. With this assignment returns the dark fear that has dogged Signor Farfalla's mysterious life. Almost instantly, he senses a deadly circle closing in on him, one which he may or may not elude.