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Synopsis
Diva Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous") bursts like the most brilliant of comets onto the international opera scene, only to confront the deadly malice and black magic of her rivals. Outrageous and uproarious, flamboyant and serious as only the most perfect frivolity can be, James McCourt's entrancing send-up of the world of opera has been a cult classic for more than a quarter-century. This comic tribute to the love of art is a triumph of art and love by a contemporary American master.
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About the Author
JAMES MCCOURT was born in New York City and attended Manhattan College, NYU, the Yale School of Drama, and the Old Met. He is the author of Kaye Wayfaring in "Avenged," Time Remaining, and Delancey’s Way and has published stories in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Grand Street, and The Yale Review. He lives in New York City.
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Debuting in 1971, McCourt's comedic novel takes on the world of opera through title character Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous"), who finds herself both the darling of fans and the bane of other divas, who are less than welcoming and maternal to the new star. There are few opera parodies out there, so this should appeal to fans.
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- PublisherFarrar Straus & Giroux
- Publication date1976
- ISBN 10 0374513619
- ISBN 13 9780374513610
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number2
- Number of pages260
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 230 pages; Trade size paperback in glossy pictorial covers. Inscribed and signed by McCourt on the front endpage, dated 1978. Inscribed to Ed Real, who hosted McCourt as a visting writer as part of Lynchburg College's vsiting writer series. Signed again by McCourt on the rear endpage "in the hand" of Mawrdew Czgowchwz. Soundly bound copy but with foxing to the page block edges and first several leaves. Light toning to covers. Good only; Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 40253
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