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The Silent Gondoliers ( ISBN 0-345-44263-6) is a 1983 novel by William Goldman, written under the pseudonym of "S. Morgenstern". The novel purports to explain why the gondoliers of Venice no longer sing, through the story of the protagonist Luigi. Chapters I and II build up further mythology behind the name Morgenstern and the backstory of ...
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1 gen 1983 · 968 reviews 146 followers. January 16, 2012. The Silent Gondoliers purports to be a fable by S. Morgenstern, who researched the history of gondoliers in Venice to discover why they no longer sang. For, lo, many years ago, the gondoliers were the grandest and most beautiful singers in the world.
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About The Silent Gondoliers. The return of a beloved classic, from the bestselling author of The Princess Bride! “This inventive, offbeat fable has a touch of magic about it.”—Los Angeles Times Once upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world.
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2 gen 2001 · The return of a beloved classic, from the bestselling author of The Princess Bride! “This inventive, offbeat fable has a touch of magic about it.”—Los Angeles Times. Once upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world.
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The Silent Gondoliers: A Novel. William Goldman. Random House Worlds, Jan 2, 2001 - Fiction - 128 pages. The return of a beloved classic, from the bestselling author of The Princess Bride!...
Once upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world. But, alas, few remember those days—and fewer still were ever blessed to hear such glorious singing. No one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers.
Descrizione. C’è stato un tempo in cui un gondoliere stonato, a Venezia, non aveva futuro. E Luigi era il mago delle manovre impossibili, ma quando cantava, tutta Venezia si sentiva male. I migliori maestri di canto del mondo gettano la spugna con lui, e dopo Cinque anni di esilio Luigi si rassegna a lavare i piatti per campare.
