A Vaudeville of Devils |
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| Author:
| Girardi, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-340-73956-3 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton
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| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $20.99 |
Book Description:
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The five short stories and two novellas in A VAUDEVILLE OF DEVILS are loosely based around the seven deadly sins. In 'The Demons Tormenting Unsturmfuhrer Hans Otto Graebner' an SS officer is made aware of mortality and morality by a degenerate artist. With 'The Dinner Party' Girardi gives us his own rich and peculiar version of hell on earth. 'Three Ravens on a Red Ground' portrays an American businessman faced with a Japanese takeover, comparing both cultures' version of honour. These...
More DescriptionThe five short stories and two novellas in A VAUDEVILLE OF DEVILS are loosely based around the seven deadly sins. In 'The Demons Tormenting Unsturmfuhrer Hans Otto Graebner' an SS officer is made aware of mortality and morality by a degenerate artist. With 'The Dinner Party' Girardi gives us his own rich and peculiar version of hell on earth. 'Three Ravens on a Red Ground' portrays an American businessman faced with a Japanese takeover, comparing both cultures' version of honour. These seven moral tales will delight anyone who has read Girardi's previous novels.