 Photo credit: Mariusz Kubik, Warsaw, Sept. 27, 2005 | | 36,297 (36,912) | 1,284 | 424 |  (3.64) | 94 | 0 | Donna Leon was born on September 29, 1942 in Montclair, New Jersey. She taught English literature in England, Switzerland, Iran, China, Italy and Saudi Arabia. She is the author of a Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery series. Friends in High Places, a novel from the series, won the Crime Writers Association Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction in 2000. German Television has produced 16 Commissario Brunetti mysteries for broadcast. She was a crime reviewer for the Sunday Times. She has written the libretto for a comic opera and has set up her own opera company, Il Complesso Barocco. Her titles Jewels of Pardise, The Golden Egg, By Its Cover, Falling in Love and The Waters of Eternal Youth made The New York Times Bestseller List. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Death at La Fenice … (more) |
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Donna Leon is the author of the highly acclaimed, internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series. The winner of the CWA Macallan Silver Dagger for Fiction, among other awards, Donna Leon lived in Venice for many years and now divides her time between Venice and Switzerland. (karenb)… (more)II Revetlla de Sant Jordi — PregĂł de la Lectura de Sant Jordi PregĂł de la Lectura de Sant Jordi. Enguany, anirĂ a cĂ rrec de l'escriptora Donna Leon que conversarĂ amb el periodista Ă“scar LĂłpez sobre els valors de la lectura i sobre el conjunt de la seva obra. Donna Leon (Nova Jersey, 1942) va estudiar a Perusa i a Siena, va treballar com a guia turĂstica a Roma, com a redactora de textos publicitaris a Londres i com a professora d'anglès en diverses escoles nord-americanes d'Europa i d'Ă€sia. Des del 1981 viu a Venècia, dedicada a les seves dues grans passions: l'òpera i la literatura. Experta en mĂşsica barroca, Ă©s la productora i consultora artĂstica de la companyia d'òpera Il Complesso Barocco. Es reconeix amant dels clĂ ssics Henry James, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare i, sobretot, de la novel·la negra, gènere al qual ha dedicat la seva activitat creativa. Les seves novel·les tenen com a protagonista el commissario veneciĂ Guido Brunetti.
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Acte accessible per a persones amb discapacitat auditiva: interpretaciĂł a la llengua de signes i subtitulaciĂł en directe. (richilpez)… (more)Event location: SalĂł de Cent, Ajuntament de Barcelona  The IS THAT A GUN IN YOUR POCKET BOOK CLUB at Books Inc, Burlingame The Is That A Gun in Your Pocket? Book Club will discuss Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery by Donna Leon. Location: Books Inc. Street: 1375 Burlingame Ave City: Burlingame, Province: California Country: United States (added from IndieBound) Italian Book Group Fatal Remedies (Guido Brunetti Series #8) by Donna LeonFatal Remedies (Guido Brunetti Series #8) by Donna LeonNOOK HD Tablet Smoke 8GB NOOK HD Tablet Snow 16GB NOOK HD+ Tablet Slate 16GB Book Group Italians and non-Italians will want to drop by to discuss Fatal Remedies by international bestselling author Donna Leon. New book club members welcome! (added from Barnes & Noble)… (more) Just Desserts Mystery Fiction Discussion Group Monthly mystery fiction discussion group at a neighborhood library. Participants are encouraged to read the same mystery novel in advance of the meeting, to discuss as a group. Participants are also encouraged to bring a small dessert selection to share with other readers during the meeting. Coffee and/or juice will be provided. January's selected title: We're actually going to be discussing the entire Inspector Guido Brunetti series by author Donna Leon. Death at La Fenice (BookGuide)… (more) Grup de lectura Meteora: Les joies del paradĂs 7% Solution Book Club - discussing Death At La Fenice Come join Tommy and Wil the first Monday of every month at 7PM as they explore the worlds of fiction's greatest mysteries. But you must hurry - the game is already afoot. This month's title is Death at La Fenice by Donna Leon. Location: Street: 603 N Lamar Blvd City: Austin, Province: Texas Postal Code: 78703-5413 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)Mystery Book Group Donna Leon, Acqua Alta. Commissario Guido Brunetti investigates the murder of a museum director during the annual sea serge that floods the streets of Venice. (bookbuyer) Donna Leon: Schöner Schein Donna Leon reads from About Face. Lesung in englischer Sprache aus «Schöner Schein». Deutscher Part und Moderation: Annett Renneberg Nichts als schöner Schein – das denken sich wohl die Leute, wenn sie «la Superliftata» in der Calle begegnen. Brunetti abermerkt, dass sich hinter den starren ZĂĽgen von Franca MarinelloGeheimnisse verbergen. Nicht anders als hinter den feinen Fassaden von Venedig: Den Machenschaften der MĂĽllmafia auf der Spur, entdeckt Brunetti die Kehrseite der Serenissima. (Madeleine_Librairie)… (more) Event location: Schauspielhaus Pfauen, Rämistr. 34, 8001 ZĂĽrich, Switzerland Olot negre: Conferència: Brunetti i la novel·la policĂaca
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