The Pope's rhinoceros, a novel, Lawrence Norfolk
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The Pope's rhinoceros, a novel, Lawrence Norfolk
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eng
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fiction
Main title
The Pope's rhinoceros
Oclc number
35519324
Responsibility statement
Lawrence Norfolk
Sub title
a novel
Summary
A 16th Century Portuguese expedition to Africa to catch a rhinoceros for the pope. It is led by a mystic mercenary from the Baltic and its object is to gain the support of Pope Leo X for Portugal in its overseas wars with Spain, a rhinoceros being considered the ultimate gift for the man who has everything. By the author of Lampriere's Dictionary
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