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Private Angelo (Canongate Classic)
Eric Linklater
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Description for Private Angelo (Canongate Classic)
Paperback. 262 pages. Angelo, a private in Mussolini's army, may possess the virtues of love and an engaging innocence, but he lacks the gift of courage. However, due to circumstances beyond his control, he ends up fighting not only for Italy, but also for the British and German armies. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA; FJMS. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 17. Weight: 196.
Angelo, a private in Mussolini's 'ever-glorious' Italian army, may possess the virtues of love and an engaging innocence but he lacks the gift of courage. However, due to circumstances beyond his control, he ends up fighting not only for Italy but also for the British and German armies.
With his patron the Count, the beautiful Lucrezia, the charming Annunziata, and the delightful Major Telfer, Angelo's fellow characters are drawn with humour, insight and sympathy, making the book a wittily satirical comment on the grossness and waste of war.
Eric Linklater, who ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate UK
Number of pages
262
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780862413767
SKU
V9780862413767
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-37
About Eric Linklater
Eric Linklater (1899-1974) was born in Wales and educated in Aberdeen. His family came from the Orkney Islands (his father was a master mariner), and the boy spent much of his childhood there. Linklater served as a private in the Black Watch at the close of WWI, surviving a nearly fatal head wound to return to ... Read more
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