In the hand of Dante

Deep inside the Vatican library, a priest discovers the rarest and most valuable art object ever found: the manuscript of "The Divine Comedy," written in Dante's own hand. Via Sicily, the manuscript makes its way from the priest to a mob boss in New York City, where a writer named Nick Tosches is called to authenticate the prize. For this writer, the temptation is too great: he steals the manuscript in a last-chance bid to have it all. Some will find it offensive; others will declare it transcendent; it is certain to be the most ragingly debated novel of the decade.

First sentence: LOUIE PULLED OFF HIS BRA AND THREW IT down upon the casket.

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

Back Bay Books

Editions

2

Pages

384

ISBN

9780316735643

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