The Philosophers' Madonna
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Author | : Carlo Emilio Gadda |
Publisher | : Atlas |
Total Pages | : 92 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105131675311 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Philosophers' Madonna by : Carlo Emilio Gadda
Book excerpt: This short novel weaves together the lives of Maria Ripamonti, daughter of impoverished aristocrats shivering in a castle, and Engineer Baronfo, a dyspeptic salesman stressed out by years of getting on and off trains, who has turned to collecting antiquarian tomes of philosophy.