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Lands of glass

Alessandro Baricco ; translated from the Italian by Alastair McEwen

(Penguin fiction)(Penguin books)

Penguin, 2003

Other Title

Castelli di rabbia

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Note

"First published as Castelli di rabbia in Italy by Rizzoli 1991"--T.p. verso

"First published in Great Britain as Lands of Glass by Hamish Hamilton 2002"--T.p. verso

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Description

From one of Italy's most brilliant and most inventive writers comes the story of two visionaries of the mid-nineteenth century and a tale of angry visions, confused emotions and fantastic ambitions. Hector Horeau is an architect with a fantastical notion of whole cities made of glass, and Mr Rail has imagined sheets of glass larger than anyone thinks they will ever need. It is 1849, and the Great Universal Exposition has announced a competition. Together Horeau and Rail build a palace more beautiful than any before...

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Details

  • NCID
    BA63558384
  • ISBN
    • 0140293299
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    ita
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    230 p.
  • Size
    20 cm
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