Penguin Books. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

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The fabulous debut novel by new international talent Azhar Abidi, Passarola Rising is a deftly written picaresque tale filled with evocative detail, adventure, and suspense. Set in eighteenth-century Europe, it tells the story of Bartolomeu and Alexandre Lourenco, who use their airship, the Passarola, to escape the strictures of the Church, the suspicion of the government, and the intellectually stultifying climate of Lisbon. As they venture from the salons and bordellos of ancien regime Paris to the desolate far reaches of the North Pole, the brothers Lourenco encounter some of the most colorful characters of the European Enlightenment, including the loquacious Voltaire and the irascible King Stanislaus of Poland.

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Bookseller: Wonder Book (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: V04M-00579
Title: Passarola Rising
Author: Abidi, Azhar
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0143038613
ISBN 13: 9780143038610
Publisher: Penguin Books
Place of Publication: New York
This edition first published: 2006-12

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