Altai
Author | : Wu Ming |
Publisher | : Verso Books |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2014-02-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781781681671 |
ISBN-13 | : 1781681678 |
Rating | : 4/5 (678 Downloads) |
Download or read book Altai written by Wu Ming and published by Verso Books. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a fire rips through the Venetian Arsenal in 1569, the enigmatic Emanuele De Zante, spy-catcher and secret agent, is betrayed by his lover, imprisoned, and accused of treason. Given the chance to escape, he embarks on a trans-European odyssey that will test his loyalty and force him to question even his own identity. Through a series of deadly political games leading all the way to the Sultan’s palace in Constantinople, De Zante and his companions spiral headfirst toward a conflict in which the great empires of the Republic of Venice and the Ottomans threaten the very foundations of civilization.