{"product_id":"the-silent-gondoliers-9780345442635","title":"The Silent Gondoliers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe return of a beloved classic, from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This inventive, offbeat fable has a touch of magic about it.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world. But, alas, few remember those days--and fewer still were ever blessed to hear such glorious singing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers. No one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the ambitions, frustrations, and eventual triumph of Luigi, the gondolier with the gooney smile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, in this brilliantly illustrated exposition of the surprising facts behind this all-but-forgotten mystery, S. Morgenstern reveals the fascinating truths about John the Bastard, Laura Lorenzini, the centenarian Cristaldi the Pickle, Enrico Caruso, Porky XII, the Great Sorrento, the Queen of Corsica--and, of course, the one and only Luigi. His tale will captivate you as much as his song  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Where \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e was lightheartedly brutal, this story is gently whimsical, well-complemented by Paul Giovanopoulos's zany drawings.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Examiner-Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345442635\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.28h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"William Goldman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43448916934837,"sku":"9780345442635","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_adc3ae69-cc00-4bc1-8c9e-12e4131aa03f.jpg?v=1704214468","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-silent-gondoliers-9780345442635","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}