· ‘The Serpent of Venice’ by Christopher Moore. Friday, J I'm your host, Alberto Rios and we're joined by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore who will be talking about his book, "The Serpent of Venice," which sounds a lot like the Merchant of Venice and maybe you'll get us started. New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore channels William Shakespeare and Edgar Allan Poe in this satiric Venetian gothic that brings back the Pocket of Dog Snogging, the eponymous hero of Fool, along with his sidekick, Drool, and pet monkey, Jeff. Venice, a long time ago. Three prominent Venetians await their most loathsome and foul dinner guest, the erstwhile en/5. Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore. Praise for The Serpent of Venice “Shakespeare and Poe might be rolling in their graves, but they’re rolling with laughter.
Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore"-- "William Shakespeare meets Edgar Allan Poe in New York Times bestselling author Christopher Moore's THE SERPENT OF VENICE! The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore no matter how hard I tried, I could not keep up with all the characters in the book, nor did I want to! Very ambitious work. Read / pages and could NOT finish!** arhoads29 (5/5). Welcome to Christopher Moore's The Serpent of Venice in which the author does unspeakable things to the poetry and plots of William Shakespeare, the greatest artist of the English language. Usually to droll effect.
In The Serpent of Venice, Christopher Moore bites off more than any author probably should try to chew at once: a blending of Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice and Othello for the main course, with Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” as an appetizer and The Travels of Marco Polo for dessert. Preview — The Serpent of Venice by Christopher Moore. The Serpent of Venice Quotes Showing of “The Greeks believe the Fates are three sisters: one is Order, who spins out the linear thread of a life from the beginning; another is Irony, who gently cocks up the thread, marking it with some peculiar sense of balance, like justice. Greed, revenge, deception, lust, and a giant (but lovable) sea monster combine to create another hilarious and bawdy tale from modern comic genius, Christopher Moore. Praise for The Serpent of Venice “Shakespeare and Poe might be rolling in their graves, but they’re rolling with laughter.
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