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Advance Review Copy, Fiction, History, Literary Awards, Translation

The Pope’s Daughter by Dario Fo (Antony Shugaar, translator)

Title:  The Pope’s Daughter Author:  Dario Fo Translator:  Antony Shugaar Publisher:  Europa Editions, New York (2015) ISBN:  978 1 60945 274 2 Dario Fo – playwright, comedian, Nobel Laureate  –  is an admirer of the 16th century form of street theater known as commedia dell’arte. These roving theatrical troupes employed masks, improvisation, wordplay and slapstick comedy to entertain the masses. The actors and actresses performed broad … Continue reading The Pope’s Daughter by Dario Fo (Antony Shugaar, translator)

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Fiction, Mystery

The West End Horror – Or How NOT To Write A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

I think The Seven-Percent Solution was the first Sherlock Holmes pastiche I ever read.  It’s been quite a few years, but I remember liking it quite a bit at the time.  Enough that I sought out all of the original stories and inhaled them in a weekend.  Perhaps my tastes have changed – or perhaps Meyer’s follow-up doesn’t live up to its predecessor – either … Continue reading The West End Horror – Or How NOT To Write A Sherlock Holmes Pastiche

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