The Glorious Ones

By Francine Prose

Book Overview

"Francine Prose is one of a handful of truly indispensable American writers." --Gary Shteyngart
The Glorious Ones are an unlikely troupe--there's Armanda, the cheerful dwarf and ex-nun; chattering Columbina; Pantalone the miser; and the wicked Brighella; all led by Flaminio Scala, the self-proclaimed most courageous man in Christendom. They travel up and down seventeenth-century Italy, performing in palaces and poor villages alike. For all their wild differences, not one of them is prepared for the arrival of the mysterious Isabella, their new boss.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1480445428
• ISBN13: 9781480445420
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable

I read this after having seen the musical of the same name. It is a very enjoyable book, especially for anyone with a knowledge of Commedia dell'Arte and the stock characters that come from that tradition. Not my favorite, but worth a read. And the musical isn't bad either.