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IL CAROSELLO DEGLI INGANNI (The Carousel of Deceptions)

IL CAROSELLO DEGLI INGANNI (The Carousel of Deceptions)
Genre:

Literary & General

Author:

Dino Cassone

Publisher:

Les Flaneurs

Language:

Italian

AUTHOR BIO:

Dino Cassone is a journalist from Apulia. With Les Flâneurs Edizioni, he has already published the novels The Liar (2016), released in Spain in 2023, A Killer Ice Cream (2018), Fatal Aperitif (2021), and The Predestined Ones (2022), as well as the short story Smiles and Poisons (2018). He has also written for the theater.

Pages:

158

Publication:

2024

Rights available:

All except sold

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DESCRIPTION:

Are you ready to dive into a historical comedy full of twists and deceptions? Dino Cassone's The Carousel of Deceptions will transport you to the village of Rosicano at the end of the 1700s, into a web of secret plans, false nobility, and cunning commoners ready to foil every plot.

🎭 A carousel of intrigue and irony
Don Floriano Spingitore is fed up with the taxes and impositions of the Knights of Malta's bailiffs. He devises a perfect plan to become "noble" and escape the levies, but he didn’t account for Consolata Diavoli, a shrewd commoner ready to expose his tricks.

💥 Why should you read this book?

  1. An irresistible satire: The novel uses irony to depict the attempts at deception between nobles and commoners.

  2. A fascinating historical setting: Rosicano, a village that comes to life with legends, unearthed ancient cemeteries, and magical amulets.

  3. Unforgettable characters: Brilliant and cunning protagonists, ready to deceive and be deceived.

📖 "He who deceives will always find someone willing to be deceived," quotes Machiavelli, and this novel is the perfect embodiment of that.

📚 The author: A master of irony
Dino Cassone, a journalist and writer from Apulia, has already won over a loyal audience with novels like The Liar and Smiles and Poisons. With The Carousel of Deceptions, he continues to blend history and comedy in an irresistible weave.

🔗 Similar books: If you enjoyed The Horse’s Move by Andrea Camilleri or The Brewer of Preston, you'll find the same narrative brilliance and fast-paced rhythm in The Carousel of Deceptions.

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