Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

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Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants

April 29, 2019

Tell Them of Battles, Kings, and Elephants by Mathias Énard
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Enard turns a few historical fragments and suggestions into a story of Michelangelo traveling to Istanbul to design a bridge over the Golden Horn, in this at times mesmerizing tale of inspiration.

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