Bomarzo (Mujica Láinez)
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| Bomarzo | |
| Author | Manuel Mujica Láinez |
|---|---|
| Country | Argentina |
| Language | Spanish |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publication date | 1962 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
« Bomarzo » is a novel by the popular Argentine writer Manuel Mujica Láinez written in 1962 and considered his masterpiece, later adapted by its author to an opera libretto set by Alberto Ginastera, which had its premiere in Washington, D.C., in 1967.
It is set in the eerie and surrealistic Italian Renaissance town and palace of Bomarzo and concerns the morally and physically deformed Pier Francesco Orsini, Duke of Bomarzo.
[edit] References
Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 8, p. 402-403: "Mujica Láinez, Manuel". Chicago, 1989.
