Description
Everyone knows Shakespeare's classic tragedy of friendship and betrayal, love and jealousy: "Othello". But the real story lies deep in the culture and biases of Venice and the childhood of a young man named Iago who could not escape his status as runt of the litter in his family nor his distasteful tendencies toward honesty that made him a social outcast. In Nicole Galland's "I, Iago" we follow Iago from his childhood days playing pranks with young, naive Roderigo to falling in love with Emilia to betraying his closest friends and family, sealing his fate as one of the most notorious villains of all time.
About the Author
Nicole Galland's five previous novels are The Fool's Tale; Revenge of the Rose; Crossed; I, Iago, and Godiva. She writes a cheeky etiquette column for the Martha's Vineyard Times. She is married to actor Billy Meleady and owns Leuco, a dog of splendid qualities.
Reviews
"[A] funny (really!) look at this disastrous Crusade through the eyes of a wacky Welshman, a pious knight and his half-brother and an Arab princess (who isn't what she seems) they hope to return to her Egyptian home. It's a raucous road trip set in the 13th century." -- New York Post "A tasty fictional stew, mixing elements of twelfth-century culture together skillfully to produce a veritable reading feast ...The combination of vicious politics, mysterious doings, betrayals, and double-dealing, added to a leisurely but engaging plot, will keep those pages turning." -- Booklist "A clever novel of courtly love ... entertains with a flourish." -- Publishers Weekly "[A]ttention to detail and humor keeps the novel both exhaustive and hilarious...Nicole Galland is exceptionally well versed in the fine nuances of storytelling and illustrating the combustible nature of mixing religion, commerce and war." -- St. Petersburg Times (Florida) "[A]t once an idiot's guide to the tangled geopolitical landscape of 13th century and a clear and stern indictment of contemporary events...Thick with delectable historical details." -- Martha's Vineyard Times on CROSSED "A wallop of a first novel-entertaining and engaging." -- San Francisco Chronicle on The Fool's Tale " THE FOOL'S TALE creates a vivid 12th Century world and three unforgettable characters whose lives entwine with war and politics, and climax in an ending as haunting as it is powerful." -- William Dietrich, author of Hadrian's Wall "An astonishing work of imaginative empathy, buttressed by deep research and enriched by lively storytelling." -- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "This is a wonderful historical novel that proves that all people see themselves as the hero of their own lives." -- Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! "A convincing portrayal of a tormented, delusional man whose complacted web of deceit destroys everyone around him." -- Library Journal on I, IAGO "The delights of this book, lushly set in Renaissance Venice, lie in Galland's ability to take a series of tiny mistakes, deceptions and wrong turns and roll them into a juggernaut." -- More magazine on I, IAGO
Book Information
ISBN 9780062026873
Author Nicole Galland
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 249g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 23mm
About the Author
Nicole Galland's five previous novels are The Fool's Tale; Revenge of the Rose; Crossed; I, Iago, and Godiva. She writes a cheeky etiquette column for the Martha's Vineyard Times. She is married to actor Billy Meleady and owns Leuco, a dog of splendid qualities.
Reviews
"[A] funny (really!) look at this disastrous Crusade through the eyes of a wacky Welshman, a pious knight and his half-brother and an Arab princess (who isn't what she seems) they hope to return to her Egyptian home. It's a raucous road trip set in the 13th century." -- New York Post "A tasty fictional stew, mixing elements of twelfth-century culture together skillfully to produce a veritable reading feast ...The combination of vicious politics, mysterious doings, betrayals, and double-dealing, added to a leisurely but engaging plot, will keep those pages turning." -- Booklist "A clever novel of courtly love ... entertains with a flourish." -- Publishers Weekly "[A]ttention to detail and humor keeps the novel both exhaustive and hilarious...Nicole Galland is exceptionally well versed in the fine nuances of storytelling and illustrating the combustible nature of mixing religion, commerce and war." -- St. Petersburg Times (Florida) "[A]t once an idiot's guide to the tangled geopolitical landscape of 13th century and a clear and stern indictment of contemporary events...Thick with delectable historical details." -- Martha's Vineyard Times on CROSSED "A wallop of a first novel-entertaining and engaging." -- San Francisco Chronicle on The Fool's Tale " THE FOOL'S TALE creates a vivid 12th Century world and three unforgettable characters whose lives entwine with war and politics, and climax in an ending as haunting as it is powerful." -- William Dietrich, author of Hadrian's Wall "An astonishing work of imaginative empathy, buttressed by deep research and enriched by lively storytelling." -- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "This is a wonderful historical novel that proves that all people see themselves as the hero of their own lives." -- Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! "A convincing portrayal of a tormented, delusional man whose complacted web of deceit destroys everyone around him." -- Library Journal on I, IAGO "The delights of this book, lushly set in Renaissance Venice, lie in Galland's ability to take a series of tiny mistakes, deceptions and wrong turns and roll them into a juggernaut." -- More magazine on I, IAGO
Book Information
ISBN 9780062026873
Author Nicole Galland
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint William Morrow Paperbacks
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 249g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 135mm * 23mm
