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AUTHOR

‘One day many years ago a publisher and his partner showed up at my door. I was asked to write a short biography for them on a famous 16th-century Venetian painter. The sum they offered me was reasonable and, as I had no other commitments at the time, I accepted the proposal. This strange couple began to frequent my house, and to win over more and more of my circle of friends. Until, soon enough, I realized that they were sowing discord.’

TRANSLATOR

‘Translating this engaging tale about rabid foxes, a manuscript in a drawer, collective frenzy, and the devil posing as a publisher—all narrated by a would-be writer and a cleric with a shadowy past—was a thorough delight. Is there anyone who will not make a pact with the devil just to see his novel published? Maurensig delivers a polished apologue on narcissism and vanity, and it was great fun to bring his dry wit and amusing turn of phrase to life in English.’

PUBLISHER

‘As a publisher I greatly enjoyed the humor with which the greed of publishers and the narcissism of aspiring writers are depicted in this refined and brooding literary fable. The claustrophobic intensity of the storytelling makes it read like a thriller. Paolo Maurensig is a fantastic Italian writer, and I am extremely happy and proud to be able to publish this dark gem of a novel.’