258 pages

Published 2013 by Anagrama.

OCLC Number:
866579440

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4 stars (1 review)

A 1599 Roman tennis match between the Italian painter Caravaggio and the Spanish poet Quevedo represents the way the world changed in their times, in a novel that goes from the execution of Anne Boleyn to Mexico after the conquest.

9 editions

Review of 'Sudden death' on 'Storygraph'

4 stars

such a bizarre and wonderful text - featuring everything from tennis, catholicism, homoeroticism and the atrocities of spanish colonialism. At times I felt a bit overwhelmed by the historical detail and got lost in the names, but this is also evidence of how thoroughly researched and committed the book is! 100% would recommend devoting your time to this one x