Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto
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- Synopsis
- A modern fable for children and adults: a story of one man's quest for eternal life and how finds it in the most extraordinary of ways--in the grand tradition of Saint-Exúpery's The Little Prince When we first meet 93-year-old millionaire Baron Lamberto, he has been diagnosed with 24 life-threatening ailments--one for each of the 24 banks he owns! But when he takes the advice of an Egyptian mystic and hires servants to chant his name over and over again, he seems to not only get better, but younger. Except then a terrorist group lays siege to his island villa, his team of bank managers has to be bussed in to help with the ransom negotiations, and a media spectacle breaks out . . . A hilarious and strangely moving tale that seems ripped from the headlines--although actually written during the time the Red Brigades were terrorizing Italy--Gianni Rodari's Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto has become one of Italy's most beloved fables. Never before translated into English, it's a reminder, as Rodari writes, that "there are things that only happen in fairytales."From the Hardcover edition.
- Copyright:
- 1991
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781612190044
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781935554615
- Publisher:
- Melville House
- Date of Addition:
- 12/06/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Edizioni EL s.r.l., Trieste, Italy
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.