Fatal Remedies By Donna Leon Essay
Donna Leon was born in 1942, in Montclair, New Jersey. She is an American of Irish/Spanish decent. There is no information on whom her parents are/were, nor the occupations they had or have. We do know that she was born during post-Pearl Harbor, which was the first year of World War II.
In 1983, she worked as an English teacher in northern Italy. When 1991 came around, she stopped teaching and concentrated only on writing and other cultural activities in the field of music (especially baroque music).
Donna Leon began writing first of what later became a very successful series of crime fiction novels that were set in what was at that time her adopted hometown of Venice, Italy. She has written about 25 books that have been published. Her books were written in English and translated to many foreign languages but not into Italian at Leon’s request. Until recently, Leon was the crime reviewer …show more content…
Set in Venice, Italy, as are all her Brunette novels, the author also makes the Pearl of the Adriatic a city that is at once electrifying a must visit.
Your next book should be, “Fatal Remedies” by Donna Leon. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes good, old-fashioned detective work in a fascinating setting. Leon has a very engaging protagonist, and the descriptions of Venice were delightful. I especially liked the tension between the main character & his wife
I was attracted to this book because of a lot of different reasons. I have to confess that I love Venice, never been but I have heard a lot about it and have seen many beautiful pictures. Any story that takes place there is likely to attract me.
Even though it’s fun reading predicament at their core. Still, Donna Leon's stories have something special. Maybe it's her detective, Commissario Brunette. He’s an extremely wise and neat person. A murder mystery's effectiveness depends on the personality of the detective, and Brunette is extremely
In 1983, she worked as an English teacher in northern Italy. When 1991 came around, she stopped teaching and concentrated only on writing and other cultural activities in the field of music (especially baroque music).
Donna Leon began writing first of what later became a very successful series of crime fiction novels that were set in what was at that time her adopted hometown of Venice, Italy. She has written about 25 books that have been published. Her books were written in English and translated to many foreign languages but not into Italian at Leon’s request. Until recently, Leon was the crime reviewer …show more content…
Set in Venice, Italy, as are all her Brunette novels, the author also makes the Pearl of the Adriatic a city that is at once electrifying a must visit.
Your next book should be, “Fatal Remedies” by Donna Leon. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes good, old-fashioned detective work in a fascinating setting. Leon has a very engaging protagonist, and the descriptions of Venice were delightful. I especially liked the tension between the main character & his wife
I was attracted to this book because of a lot of different reasons. I have to confess that I love Venice, never been but I have heard a lot about it and have seen many beautiful pictures. Any story that takes place there is likely to attract me.
Even though it’s fun reading predicament at their core. Still, Donna Leon's stories have something special. Maybe it's her detective, Commissario Brunette. He’s an extremely wise and neat person. A murder mystery's effectiveness depends on the personality of the detective, and Brunette is extremely