Tell them of battles, kings and elephants, Mathias Enard ; translated by Charlotte Mandell
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Label
Tell them of battles, kings and elephants, Mathias Enard ; translated by Charlotte Mandell
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Tell them of battles, kings and elephants
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1023537221
Responsibility statement
Mathias Enard ; translated by Charlotte Mandell
Summary
"In 1506, Michelangelo -- young but already renowned sculptor -- is invited by the Sultan of Constantinople to design a bridge over the Golden Horn. The sultan has offered, alongside an enormous payment, the promise of immortality, since Leonardo da Vinci's design had been rejected: "You will surpass him in glory if you accept, for you will succeed where he has failed, and you will give the world a monument without equal." Michelangelo, after some hesitation, flees Rome and an irritated Pope Julius II -- whose commission he leaves unfinished -- and arrives in Constantinople for this truly epic project. Once there, he explores the beauty and wonder of the Ottoman Empire, sketching and describing his impressions along the way, and becomes immersed in cloak-and-dagger palace intrigues as he struggles to create what could be his greatest architectural masterwork. Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants -- constructed from real historical fragments -- is a story about why stories are told, why bridges are built, and how seemingly unmatched pieces, seen from the opposite sides of civilization, can mirror one another"--, Provided by publisher