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Lädt ... Mona Lisavon Alexander Lernet-Holenia
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'Love does not need any comforting. It does not even need requiting. All it needs is itself.' Florence, 1502. Marshal Louis de La Tr#65533;mouille's small army has stopped off en route to Naples, to buy objects d'art for King Louis XII of France. Naturally, Leonardo da Vinci's workshop is on the shopping list; and during their visit to his house, the young nobleman de Bougainville chances upon the not-quite-finished Mona Lisa. He promptly, utterly and hopelessly falls in love with the woman in the painting, and is determined to find her - despite rumours that she has long ago died. A visit to an empty tomb, assault upon an Italian nobleman's mansion, duel and execution later, the secret of la Gioconda's smile is (possibly) revealed. An entertaining story, told with style - about love, life, art, and the Quixotic things that a man will do to realise his dream. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Mona Lisa was published in 1937. Like the other books I've bought from Pushkin Press (which are all novellas and short stories) it takes less than an hour to read, which when you factor in the cost of postage to Australia, is best considered an expensive gourmet treat rather than value for money. But these editions are beautifully produced: they are printed on premium paper and their covers have classy French flaps - and this one also has charming illustrations by Neil Gower. It is the kind of book that is perfect for gift-giving IMO.
Set in 1502, the story is a comic invention that pokes fun at the fascination with the identity of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. Louis XII despatches his marshal Louis de la Trémoille to Milan to raise an army for the relief of a couple of French governors fending off the Spaniards in Naples. La Trémoille has the King's blessing, and his authority to extract the Pope's blessing by force of arms if necessary, and he also has the King's expectation that the nobility, the clerics, and the good people of Amboise in Milan will all only too happily provide everything from manpower to ordnance, not to mention the money for the expedition. I suspect that the absurdity of these King's Orders owes something to the author's military service in WW1, where perhaps there too his superior officer also had fantasies about inexhaustible public enthusiasm for military folly...
To read the rest of my review please visit https://anzlitlovers.com/2018/02/04/mona-lisa-by-alexander-lernet-holenia-transl... ( )