1
of
1
Runaway Horses
Ratings/reviews counts are updated frequently.
Check link for latest rating. ( 42 ratings, 16 reviews)
Brief Description
Runaway Horses is set in Siena, one of Italy's most beautiful cities, frequented by all discerning travellers to Tuscany. The city is feverishly preparing for the Palio, a horse race dating back to the Middle Ages, held every summer in the centre of the town. Milanese...
Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
$2799
Unit price
/
Unavailable
AVAILABLE WITH SUPPLIER
Ships from our Auckland warehouse within 3-4 weeks
Found a better price? Request a price match
Runaway Horses
$2799
Unit price
/
Unavailable
Runaway Horses
Siena is feverishly preparing for the Palio, a horse race dating back to the Middle Ages held every summer in the centre of the town. Lawyer Enzo Maggione and his wife are unwittingly caught up in the maelstrom of plots, counterplots and bribes surrounding the race, including the violent death of Puddu, the Palio's most celebrated jockey.
Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and
still learning, it may not be perfect - your
feedback is welcome!
Description
Runaway Horses is set in Siena, one of Italy's most beautiful cities, frequented by all discerning travellers to Tuscany. The city is feverishly preparing for the Palio, a horse race dating back to the Middle Ages, held every summer in the centre of the town.
Milanese lawyer Enzo Maggione and his wife Valeria find themselves unwittingly caught up in the maelstrom of plots, counterplots, and bribes surrounding the race. They even witness the violent death of Puddu, the Palio's most celebrated jockey, who is found dead the day before the race.
This brilliant novel is a murder mystery, a hilarious portrait of a fading marriage and a decadent society, as well as a history of the Palio, all rolled into one. What begins as a listless excursion to a medieval equestrian competition turns into a hallucinatory nightmare for Maggione and his wife, awakening their dormant libido for each other but, more dangerously, for others in their entourage.
The death of the jockey is only one of the mysterious events to be solved. It soon becomes clear that there are no bystanders in the Palio.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781916725034
Publisher: Bitter Lemon Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 January 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bitter Lemon Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Gregory Dowling
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 180
About the Author
Carlo Fruttero (1926-2012) and Franco Lucentini (1920-2002) are legendary authors in Europe, known as pioneers of the modern crime genre. Runaway Horses and The Lover of No Fixed Abode are two of six works of fiction they wrote together and have never been available in English before.
Gregory Dowling grew up in Bristol and read English Literature at Christ Church, Oxford. Gregory lives in Venice. He is a celebrated translator from Italian, a novelist (The Four Horsemen and Ascension, both set in Venice). and a local university professor.
Also by Carlo Fruttero
View all
Also by Franco Lucentini
View allMore from Crime & Thriller
View all-
-
19% off -
-
Shirl's Picks -
-
20% off -
-
19% off
-
19% off -
10% offNew Release -
20% off -
10% offNew Release
Why buy from us?
Book Hero is not a chain store or big box retailer. We're an independent 100% NZ-owned business on a mission to help more Kiwis rediscover a love of books and reading!
Service & Delivery
Our warehouse in Auckland holds over 80,000 books and puzzles in-stock so you're not waiting for your order to arrive from overseas.
Auckland Bookstore
We're primarily an online store, but for your convenience you can pick up your order for free from our bookstore, which is right next door to our warehouse in Hobsonville.
Our Gifting Service
Books make wonderful thoughtful gifts and we're here to help with gift-wrapping and cards. We can even send your gift directly to your loved one.
