In Gods of Deception, acclaimed novelist David Adams Cleveland has created a thrilling tale of espionage, a family saga, a stirring love story, and a meditation on time and memory, taking you on an unforgettable journey into the troubled human heart as well as the past-a past that is ever present, where the gods of deception await our distant call.
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Para mí, escribir es más que contar grandes historias; es una forma de indagar en las cosas que realmente nos importan como seres humanos. Mis personajes, como todos nosotros, se esfuerzan por descubrir algún tipo de verdad, por responder una pregunta fundamental sobre sí mismos mientras enfrentan los dilemas de la vida. Habiendo estado involucrado en el mundo del arte la mayor parte de mi vida como historiador, conocedor y coleccionista, encuentro que las artes visuales informan mi escritura, tanto en términos de descripción como de escenario físico —siempre un personaje por derecho propio— y la lucha que los artistas soportan para explorar el mundo desde todos los ángulos. El gran arte, como la gran literatura, nunca debe revelar todos sus secretos; siempre debe haber suficiente misterio y ambigúoedad para mantenerlo fresco y vivo. El arte más profundo se trata de transmitir sentimientos y la sensación de búsqueda espiritual, el fugaz atisbo de lo invisible en el corazón extático de la vida. Existimos bajo el hechizo de la memoria, infundidos con las glorias metamórficas del mundo visual.
Common sense suggests that the "Leopardi Madonna," a masterpiece by Santi Raphael, cannot exist, as all credible sources indicate it was destroyed in 1945 during an Allied bombing of a Nazi art warehouse. However, the painting has mysteriously resurfaced in this gripping thriller that explores greed and betrayal within the art world. Renaissance scholar and art dealer Jordan Brooks is summoned to Venice to examine the painting, returning to a city that captivated him two decades earlier. He grapples with the possibility that a fake was destroyed while the authentic piece has reemerged, or that the original was lost and replaced with an exquisite counterfeit. As he navigates a secret auction offering the chance to bid on the Madonna, the story unfolds against Venice's autumn backdrop, where rain-swollen lagoons threaten the city's treasures. Jordan's journey leads him to his former teacher, Giorgio Sagredo, who has compromised his principles to sell the painting. He encounters a ruthless array of art dealers driven by profit, and fortuitously meets Katie, a perceptive American student who has a knack for uncovering the truth and appears when he needs her most.
The April Rabbits
- 32 páginas
- 2 horas de lectura
As Robert goes about his daily activities during April, he encounters an ever-increasing number of rabbits.