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The gods of tango

De Robertis, Caro (author.).

Summary: "February 1913. Seventeen-year-old Leda, clutching a suitcase and her father's cherished violin, leaves her small Italian village for a new home (and husband) halfway across the world in Argentina. Upon her arrival in Buenos Aires, Leda is shocked to find that her bridegroom has been killed. Unable to fathom the idea of returning home, she remains in this unfamiliar city, living in a commune, without friends or family, on the brink of destitution. She finally acts on a passion she has kept secret for years: mastering the violin"--Dust jacket flap.

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  • ISBN: 9781101874493
  • ISBN: 110187449X
  • Physical Description: print
    367 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

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General Note:
"A novel"--Jacket.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.

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Subject: Violinists Fiction
Tango (Dance) Fiction
Gender identity Fiction
Gender identity
Buenos Aires (Argentina) History 20th century Fiction
Genre: Historical fiction.

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