The council of Egypt
Sciascia, Leonardo1988
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To better his position during the time of the French Revolution, an unscrupulous priest, Vella, forges an Arabic manuscript justifying baronial privilege, and what follows are the terrifying consequences of reform gone awry.
Main title:
The council of Egypt / Leonardo Sciascia ; translated from the Italian by Adrienne Foulke.
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Imprint:
London : Carcanet, 1988.
Collation:
212p. ; 22cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published: London : Cape, 1966.Translation of: Il consiglio d'Egitto.
ISBN:
9780856357404
Dewey class:
853.914
Language:
EnglishItalian
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BRN:
200018