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9780786710171
Story of San Michele
by Munthe, Axel
by Munthe, Axel
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- Ships From: Eugene, OR
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- Comments: Paperback The item is fairly worn but still readable. Signs of wear include aesthetic issues such as scratches, worn covers, damaged binding. The item may have identifying markings on it or show other signs of previous use. May have page creases, creased spine, bent cover or markings inside. Packed with care, shipped promptly.
Product details
- ISBN-13: 9780786710171
- ISBN: 0786710179
- Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
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SUMMARY
A bestseller in a dozen languages and a favorite of readers for decades, The Story of San Michele is one of a remarkable life filled with fabulous experiences and ambitions. Axel Munthe was a fashionable physician in Paris who built one of the best-loved houses in the world, San Michele, on the Isle of Capri, on the site of the villa of the emperor Tiberius. Written with intelligence and verve, this autobiography tells tales of buried treasure in Italy, legendary creatures in Lapland, and the cold countesses and kindly whores of Naplesenough material, as one critic put it, "to furnish writers of short stories with plots for the rest of their lives." "A frank and absorbing autobiography...packed with good stories, vivid scenes, and memorable portraits." -- The Times [London] "Written in an imaginative style that is vigorous and impressive." -- New York TimesMunthe, Axel is the author of 'Story of San Michele' with ISBN 9780786710171 and ISBN 0786710179.
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