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Set in the 1890s, Andre Gide's famous satire centres around a group of ingenious fraudsters ('The Millipede') who convince their wealthy victims that the pontiff has been imprisoned in the Vatican cellars, and a false Pope has been enthroned in his place. Posing as clergy, they con money by promising to obtain the true Pope's release and restoration. The book features one of Gide's most memorable creations: the amoral Lafcadio, who in pushing a man from a moving train commits the ultimate motiveless crime. Unavailable in the UK for 25 years, this scandalous, funny and highly original novel has been re-translated to mark the centenary of its publication. Supported by English PEN.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: Vatican Cellars
• Author: Andre Gide
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336
• EAN: 9781908313690
• ISBN: 1908313692
• ID: 02609364
• Publisher: Gallic Books
• Weight: 276 g
• Dimensions: 140 × 196 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 11. August 2014

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