From Andrea Camilleri, the bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano mysteries, comes The Brewer of Preston, a hilarious standalone comedy. 1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigata's stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They're now in the hands of a new government they don't understand, and they definitely don't like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigata, a regional representative from the Italian government tasked to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians don't care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he's hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theatre. The Brewer of Preston, it's called, and the Vigatese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance's opening night ...
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Andrea Camilleri was one of Italy’s most famous contemporary writers. The Inspector Montalbano series, which has sold over sixty-five million copies worldwide, has been translated into thirty-two languages and was adapted for Italian television, screened on BBC4. The Potter’s Field, the thirteenth book in the series, was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association’s International Dagger for the best crime novel translated into English. In addition to his phenomenally successful Inspector Montalbano series, he was also the author of the historical comic mysteries Hunting Season and The Brewer of Preston. He died in Rome in July 2019.
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. From Andrea Camilleri, the bestselling author of the Inspector Montalbano mysteries, comes The Brewer of Preston, a hilarious standalone comedy. 1870s Sicily. Much to the displeasure of Vigata's stubborn populace, the town has just been unified under the Kingdom of Italy. They're now in the hands of a new government they don't understand, and they definitely don't like. Eugenio Bortuzzi has been named Prefect for Vigata, a regional representative from the Italian government tasked to oversee the town. But the rowdy and unruly Sicilians don't care much for this rather pompous mainlander nor the mediocre opera he's hell-bent on producing in their new municipal theatre. The Brewer of Preston, it's called, and the Vigatese are revving up to wreak havoc on the performance's opening night . The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Artikel-Nr. GOR007236765
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Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. Anne Glenn (Cover design) (illustrator). First UK Edition. First impression of the first UK edition, with the full number string sequence: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 on the printer's page. Translated into English by New York poet Stephen Sartarelli. ***Near fine in black cloth-covered boards with copper titles on the spine. Boards clean and unmarked. No bumps. No creasing. No reading lean to the spine. Spine tight. Page block edges tanned but clean. Internally also near fine with no inscriptions. Paper clean. No creasing. Cheap paper stock tanned. ***In a near fine illustrated dustwrapper, which has not been price-clipped, showing the original publisher's price of £16.99. No creases. No tears. No fading. Front and rear panels and spine bright and crisp. ***245 pages including three-page author's note and nine pages of notes by the translator at the back of the book. 224mm x 140mm. ***'"Your excellency, why do you insist on trying to fly the kite of 'The Brewer of Preston' here in Vigata, where the winds are unfavorable? Take it from a friend, which I'm honored to be -- it won't fly." At last the prefect grasped the metaphor. "Whether it'll fly or not, people, in Vigata, have to do what I tell them to do. The Brewer of Preston will be staged, and it will have the success it deserves."' *** 'For sunny views, explosive characters and a snappy plot constructed with great farcical ingenuity, the writer you want is Andrea Camilleri'. New York Times (Review quote taken from the back panel of the dustwrapper) ***First impression of the first UK edition, translated into English by Stephen Sartarelli, in its original dustwrapper, in beautiful near fine condition. Of interest to collectors of crime fiction first editions, and in particular the writing of Andrea Camilleri. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 9347
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