Sur France musique, Donna Leon est l'invitée de
Philippe Venturini. Discussion sur le thème de l'opéra, de la musique baroque et autour du roman
Brunetti en trois actes.
Aussi à propos de Donna Leon la toute récente parution du 26e Brunetti en anglais
Earthly Remains.
Présentation extraite du site de l'éditeur:
Earthly Remains
A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery
By Donna Leon
Atlantic Monthly Press
978-0-8021-2647-4 • $25.00 • Forthcoming in Cloth • Apr. 2017
Donna Leon’s bestselling mystery novels
set in Venice have won a multitude of fans for their insider’s portrayal
of La Serenissima. From family meals to coffee bars, and from vaporetti
rides to the homes and apartments of Venetians, the details and rhythms
of everyday life are an integral part of this beloved series. But so
are the suffocating corruption, the never-ending influx of tourists, and
crimes big and small. Through it all, Leon’s Commissario Guido Brunetti
has been an enduring figure. A good man who loves his family and his
city, Brunetti is relentless in his pursuit of truth and some measure of
justice.
In
Earthly Remains, the twenty-sixth novel in
this series, Brunetti’s endurance is tested more than ever before.
During an interrogation of an entitled, arrogant man suspected of giving
drugs to a young girl who then died, Brunetti acts rashly, doing
something he will quickly come to regret. In the fallout, he realizes
that he needs a break, needs to get away from the stifling problems of
his work.
When Brunetti is granted leave from the Questura, his
wife, Paola, suggests he stay at the villa of a relative on Sant’Erasmo,
one of the largest islands in the
laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny’s
Natural History.
The recuperative stay goes according to plan until Davide Casati, the
caretaker of the house on Sant’Erasmo, goes missing following a sudden
storm. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his
leave of absence and understand what happened to the man who had become
his friend.
Earthly Remains is quintessential Donna Leon, a powerful addition to this celebrated series.
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