EUROPEAN ADVENTURE
Skillful translations of three new novels
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Spanning 18 years and several countries, a five-hundred escudo note
becomes a commentator on the fate of men manipulated by the whims of
a materialistic age. ". . . a many-faceted. meaningful little gem of a
novel. Touching, amusing, ironic and tragic."
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MEMOIRS OF A BANKNOTE
J.
PA<;O D'ARCOS
Translated from the Portuguese by Robert Lyle
$4.95 at your bookstore
Money-the lack of it-is Mario's problem. He's got everything else it
takes to enter the world of the very rich at the Excelsior Hotel in Venice.
But Gloria. a bored jetsetter. could
be
his ticket if he plys his charms well .
A brilliant portrayal of a man out to win his " just desserts."
EXCELSIOR
ALBERTO ONGARO
Translated from the Italian by Gilles Cremonesi
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Determined to bring honor and respect to the village of Kyralessa.
Bogomil devises a plan to waylay the tax money: But General Drac-opol ·
does not find the idea of a Romanian Robin Hood either romantic or
amusing and eventually resorts to imprisoning the entire village. A
powerful example of the skill that made Gheorghiu's THE 25TH HOUR
an international best seller. .. ... impossible to put down .••
or
LIBRARY JOURNAL.
THE DEATH OF KYR.ALESSA
C. VIRGIL GHEORGHIU
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Translat~d
from the French by Marika Mihalyi
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