by: Lawrence Norfolk
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Historical fiction in the style of Umberto Eco, by the author of Lempriere's Dictionary. Based on the attempt in the 16th century to procure a rhinoceros as a bribe for Pope Leo X.
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Norfolk's rollicking, picaresque novel is based on one of history's most bizarre chapters: the attempt in the sixteenth century to procure a rhinoceros as a bribe for Pope Leo X. With an epic cast of ...
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