| Author: | Frank Arricale | ISBN: | 9781475909869 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse | Publication: | April 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse | Language: | English |
| Author: | Frank Arricale |
| ISBN: | 9781475909869 |
| Publisher: | iUniverse |
| Publication: | April 12, 2012 |
| Imprint: | iUniverse |
| Language: | English |
Arcangelo Vidi, a middle-aged man in Florence, is tormented, torn between a painting and his wife.
In late-nineteenth-century St. Petersburg, Fyodor Petrov returns from the dead and can still juggle, although not very well.
Gabriella Sammartini, a talented young mezzo-soprano in Venice, dreams of becoming a hatcheck girl.
In medieval England, Eldred the Shoemakers Son is blessed with an unusual number of noses and multiple pairs of shoes.
A Parisian woman carries seven tears with her wherever she goes.
Such are the Lives of the Saints, the matically-related, centuriesspanning character studies set mostly in Europe and almost entirely on Earth. By turns poignant and funny, tragic and absurd, Lives of the Saints is at once a thought-provoking meditation on time, mortality, and love, and an entertaining compendium of sheer silliness.
In this finely crafted collection of gems, Frank Arricale displays a remarkable range of expression. Whether dealing with the heartbreak of loss or the inanity of everyday life, he demonstrates a brilliant sense of timing and a keen awareness of the human condition.
Arcangelo Vidi, a middle-aged man in Florence, is tormented, torn between a painting and his wife.
In late-nineteenth-century St. Petersburg, Fyodor Petrov returns from the dead and can still juggle, although not very well.
Gabriella Sammartini, a talented young mezzo-soprano in Venice, dreams of becoming a hatcheck girl.
In medieval England, Eldred the Shoemakers Son is blessed with an unusual number of noses and multiple pairs of shoes.
A Parisian woman carries seven tears with her wherever she goes.
Such are the Lives of the Saints, the matically-related, centuriesspanning character studies set mostly in Europe and almost entirely on Earth. By turns poignant and funny, tragic and absurd, Lives of the Saints is at once a thought-provoking meditation on time, mortality, and love, and an entertaining compendium of sheer silliness.
In this finely crafted collection of gems, Frank Arricale displays a remarkable range of expression. Whether dealing with the heartbreak of loss or the inanity of everyday life, he demonstrates a brilliant sense of timing and a keen awareness of the human condition.
