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Venetian vespers / John Banville.
"A novel set in Venice at the turn of the twentieth century, narrated by a writer who becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593801161 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 301 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Borzoi book." |
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| Subject: | Authors > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Newlyweds > Fiction. Venice (Italy) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Noir fiction. Novels. |
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- 0 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Banvi | 31681010439784 | FICTION | Checked out | 01/02/2026 |
- Baker & Taylor
"A novel set in Venice at the turn of the twentieth century, narrated by a writer who becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy and murder"-- - Baker & Taylor
Struggling writer Evelyn Dolman faces eerie disappearances and sinister events at a decaying palazzo in 1899 Venice, as his marriage to disinherited heiress Laura and the treachery of Count Barbarigo plunge him into a nightmarish web of mystery and doubt. - Random House, Inc.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ⢠IRISH BESTSELLER ⢠A masterful, enthralling new novel from the Booker Prize winner
âA stylish escapade that even Henry James might relish." âWall Street Journal
Everything was a puzzle, everything a trap set to mystify and hinder me. . . .
1899. As the new century approaches, struggling English writer Evelyn Dolmanâa hack, by his own descriptionâmarries Laura Rensselaer, daughter of an American oil tycoon. Evelyn anticipates that he and Laura will inherit a substantial fortune and lead a comfortable, settled life. But his hopes are dashed when a mysterious rift between Laura and her father, just before the patriarchâs death, leads to her disinheritance.
The unhappy newlyweds travel to Venice to celebrate the New Year at the Palazzo Dioscuri, ancestral home of the charming but treacherous Count Barbarigo. From their first moments in the mist-blanketed floating city, otherworldly occurrences begin to accumulate. Evelynâs already jangled nerves fray further. Where has Laura disappeared to? How to explain the increasingly sinister circumstances closing around him? Could he be losing his mind?
Venetian Vespers is a haunting, atmospheric novel from one of the most sophisticated stylists of our time.
