The Black Mountain
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| Author | Rex Stout |
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| Cover Artist | William Randell |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nero Wolfe |
| Genre(s) | Mystery, Novel |
| Publisher | Viking Press & Collins Crime Club |
| Released | 1954 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp |
The Black Mountain is a Nero Wolfe mystery novel by Rex Stout, first published by Viking Press in 1954.
This book, and the pre-war novel Over My Dead Body, both involve international intrigue over Montenegro, but under very different circumstances, first concerning Nazi designs on the Balkans, and later in the context of Tito's Yugoslavia.
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[edit] Plot introduction
In The Black Mountain Nero Wolfe's oldest friend and fellow Montenegrin Marko Vukcic is killed by a Yugoslavian spy, and Wolfe is compelled to go back to his homeland to bring him back to American justice.
[edit] Explanation of the novel's title
"Black Mountain" is simply a translation into English of the Italian "Montenegro", whereas the actual local name of the place is "Crna Gora", and name of the actual mountain referenced in these names is "Lovchen".
[edit] Plot summary
In the earlier novel, Wolfe plays a part in impeding the control of Bosnia and Croatia by Nazi Germany. In the later novel Marko's nephew is part of a subversive group to gain independence of Montenegro from Yugoslavia. In the context of 1953 politics, such a concept was fantastic and unrealistic, although Montenegro recently became independent.
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[edit] Characters in "The Black Mountain"
- Nero Wolfe – protagonist
- Marko Vukcic – Nero Wolfe's oldest friend
