by Lawrence Norfolk · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422675631
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«El rinoceronte del Papa» is the historical novel by Lawrence Norfolk, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardback (885 pages, in Spanish).
The action begins with the voyage of a Portuguese ship carrying an African rhinoceros to Pope Leo X, turning that episode into a broad Renaissance narrative. From the poor districts of Rome to the jungles of West Africa, the novel accumulates subplots, secondary characters and historical erudition in a baroque, meticulous style.
Original work: «The Pope's Rhinoceros» (1996), translated into Spanish by Javier Calzada for this 1999 edition. Shortlisted for the Dublin Literary Award in 1998.
For readers of erudite historical fiction who enjoy long, dense narratives set in the sixteenth century.
Lawrence Norfolk is a British novelist known for historical works with complex plots and intricate detail.
