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The American, Martin Booth
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2010
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- Titel
- The American
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Martin Booth
- Uitgever
- Picador
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2010
- Formaat
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0312430019
- ISBN13
- 9780312430016
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Detectives & Thriller, Filosofisch thema, Thrillers, Spanning, Moorden, Zuid-Europa, Italië, Verfilmd, Moordenaars, Prostitutie, Kleinstad, Wapens, Ballingschap, Hel
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- A very private gentleman
- Beoordeling
- 3,55 van 5
- Aantekening
- Part thriller, part character study, part drama of deceit and self-betrayal, The American (A Very Private Gentleman) shows Martin Booth at the very height of his powers. The basis for the 2010 action-packed film starring George Clooney! The locals in the southern Italian town where he lives call him Signor Farfalla--Mr. Butterfly: for he is a discreet gentleman who paints rare butterflies. His life is inconspicuous--mornings spent brushing at a canvas, afternoons idling in the cafes, and evening talks with his friend the town priest over a glass of brandy. Yet there are other sides to this gentleman's life: Clara: the young student who moonlights in the town bordello. And another woman who arrives with $100,000 and a commission, but not for a painting of butterflies. With this assignment returns the dark fear that has dogged Signor Farfalla's mysterious life. Almost instantly, he senses a deadly circle closing in on him, one which he may or may not elude.