Hunting Season, Andrea Camilleri
Hunting Season, Andrea Camilleri
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Hunting Season
A Novel

Author: Andrea Camilleri, Stephen Sartarelli

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/25/2014


Synopsis

From New York Times bestselling author Andrea Camilleri comes a brilliant, bawdy comedy that will surprise even the most die-hard Montalbano fans.In 1880s Vig├áta, a stranger comes to town to open a pharmacy. Fof├▓ turns out to be the son of a man made legendary for having a magic garden stocked with plants, fruits, and vegetables that could cure any ailment—a man who was found murdered years ago. Fof├▓ escaped but has now reappeared looking to make his fortune and soon finds himself mixed up in the dealings of a philandering local marchese set on producing an heir.An absurd, quirky murder mystery that recalls the most hilarious and farcical scenes of Shakespeare and The Canterbury Tales, Hunting Season will introduce American readers to a refreshing new aspect of one of our best-loved writers.

About Andrea Camilleri

Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019) wrote the internationally bestselling Inspector Montalbano mysteries as well as historical novels. His books have been made into television shows in Italy and translated into thirty-two languages. His thirteenth Montalbano novel, The Potter’s Field, won the Crime Writers’ Association International Dagger Award and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner, a professional actor, director, and teacher, has narrated over 650 audiobooks. He was named one of the Best Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine as well as a Golden Voice, and he has received over twenty AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has also won two coveted Audie Awards, as well as being a three-time finalist. In 2005, Publishers Weekly named him Audiobook Narrator of the Year.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Simona on May 26, 2017

3.5 "Chi è il picciliddo?" "Il figlio della mogliere di un mio campiere." "D'accordo, ma tu che ci trasi?" "Ci trasu, Scimè. Come ci trasì lo spirito santo." (I'm sorry, but every attempt of mine would make a despicable case of lost in translation.) *Scroll down to read the Italian review This was my first......more

La misoginia corre sul filo che porta a Vigata La lettura ha relazione strettissima con l’annuncio dell’andata in onda della trasposizione televisiva del racconto lungo in oggetto. Prevedendo con certezza assoluta che non avrei potuto godermelo - gli orari non coincidono più con i miei – mi sono pre......more

Goodreads review by Antonio on October 30, 2023

"La femmina è lo scarso rimpiazzo di una buona minata". Non ho visto l'omonimo film quindi il libro me lo sono "gustato" fino in fondo. Si parla di vendetta. Il famosissimo proverbio dice che "la vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo"... e così è per questo bel romanzo di Andrea Camilleri. "La s......more

Goodreads review by Perla on August 02, 2020

"Stick a fork in it, it's done." And though I have heard the expression a thousand times, not once had I ever spoken it. Yet upon finishing the book I sat there thinking and those were the first words out of my mouth...Expect the unexpected from page one to the end. I really enjoyed it as an intelli......more

Goodreads review by James on February 02, 2017

"This novel is dedicated to Rosetta, my wife. I don't think she likes it so much; not because of the way it's written, but because of what it means." Andrea Camilleri is undoubtedly correct in this dedication. (He might have written, "I don't think most women will like it much...") For this novel, a......more


Quotes

“First published in 1992, this bawdy little gem from the author of the Inspector Montalbano series shares a theme with the Alex Guinness movie classic Kind Hearts and Coronets and possesses a wit that Boccaccio would have appreciated…As the ‘accidental’ deaths begin to multiply, the delightfully quirky residents of Vigata indulge in endless rumors and speculation.” Publishers Weekly