The Iguana
| Author | : Anna Maria Ortese |
| Publisher | : Kingston, N.Y. : McPherson |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 1987 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015034345671 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book The Iguana written by Anna Maria Ortese and published by Kingston, N.Y. : McPherson. This book was released on 1987 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this magical novel a count from Milan stumbles upon a desolate community of lost noblemen on an uncharted island off the coast of Portugal. When he discovers, to his astonishment, that their ill-treated servant is in fact a maiden iguana, and then proceeds to fall in love with her, the reader is given a fantastic tale of tragic love and delusion that ranks among the most affecting in contemporary literature. "The reptilian servant is only the first in a series of fantastic touches that tansform the narrative into a satiric fable dense with the echoes of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' and Kafka's 'Metamorphosis.' . . . The Iguana is a superb performance.""€"New York Times Book Review