Pascali's Island
Barry Unsworth
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Description
A Turkish spy for twenty years, Basil Pascali is puzzled by the arrival of a mysterious Englishman posing as an archaeologist, and wends his way into the heart of the woman for whom Pascali pines.
Product Details
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Publish Date | November 01, 1997 |
| Pages | 192 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780393317213 |
| Dimensions | 8.1 X 5.6 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds |
BISAC Categories: Historical Fiction,
About the Author
Barry Unsworth (1930-2012), who won the Booker Prize for Sacred Hunger, was a Booker Prize finalist for Morality Play and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for The Ruby in Her Navel.
Reviews
A compelling portrait of a schemer whose shabby amorality scarcely ensures his survival in a world where treachery is the rule.-- "Boston Sunday Globe"
Darkly ironic. . . . Offers an almost Conradian richness.-- "The New Yorker"
Darkly ironic. . . . Offers an almost Conradian richness.-- "The New Yorker"
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