A couple on an epicurean journey across Mexico are excited by the idea of a particular ingredient, suggested by ancient rituals of human sacrifice. Precariously balanced on his throne, a king is able only to listen to the sounds around him - sure that any deviation from their normal progression would mean the uprising of the conspirators that surround him. And three different men search desperately for the beguiling scents of lost women, from a Count visiting Madame Odile's perfumery, to a London drummer stepping over spent, naked bodies.
ISBN: | 9780141189727 |
Publication date: | 28th May 2009 |
Author: | Italo Calvino |
Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 83 pages |
Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Shorter Reads Fiction in translation |