“Fluid and musical … this hypnotic portrayal of an amorous and sensual resurrection gracefully tells of regret over failed encounters and the fragile hope of new beginnings.”
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Le Monde
“In this elegant and disquieting novel, Edgardo Franzosini gives us a memorable portrait not only of a famed yet ill-fated artist most at home in the zoo, but also of a Europe whose cruelties are infinitely more extreme than any form of animal behavior.”
Michael Brenson, former New York Times art critic and author of David Smith: The Art and Life of a Transformational Sculptor