Corto Maltese: Fable of Venice

Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) is considered one of the great graphic novelists in the history of the medium. His strips, graphic works, and watercolors have been exhibited at the Grand Palais in Paris and the Vittoriano in Rome, and a landmark show in 2011 at the Pinacotheque in Paris drew 215,000 visitors, hailing Pratt as "the inventor of the literary comic strip."

In this affectionate tribute to his home town, Hugo Pratt offers a complex mystery thriller involving Freemasons, occultists, and esotericists set during the rise of Fascism in 1921. Series winner of the Harvey Award for Best American Edition of Foreign Material.. Corto Maltese’s return to Venice is ostensibly a search for an emerald known as the Clavicle of Solomon, but by the end he is left questioning whether the object of his quest will open the hidden doors of magic and unravel the nature of time and space in this city of secrets…or if it’s merely "the stuff that dreams are made of," as was the black bird of Dashiell Hammett’s novel featuring another Maltese

rampageous_cuss said Fascism and Hermeticism clash in Venice @ 19Fascism and Hermeticism clash in Venice @ 1930 Who is translating the creation myth for the cats of Venice while on a search for Solomon's magic jewel? It can only be Corto Maltese!Corto Maltese, Hugo Pratt's most famous character, is a picaresque rogue roving the world of the early 20th century in a series of 1970's-era comic strips. This adventure is a strange, almost dreamlike intrigue involving Italian Fascists, Theosophists, and Masons, in a search for a gem hidden by the infamous Baron Corvo. As usual Pratt demonstrates incredible command of characterization, plotting, and history in the very confined space of a graphic novel.. 0. Who is translating the creation myth for the cats of Venice while on a search for Solomon's magic jewel? It can only be Corto Maltese!Corto Maltese, Hugo Pratt's most famous character, is a picaresque rogue roving the world of the early "Fascism and Hermeticism clash in Venice @ 19Fascism and Hermeticism clash in Venice @ 1930 Who is translating the creation myth for the cats of Venice while on a search for Solomon's magic jewel? It can only be Corto Maltese!Corto Maltese, Hugo Pratt's most famous character, is a picaresque rogue roving the world of the early 20th century in a series of 1970's-era comic strips. This adventure is a strange, almost dreamlike intrigue involving Italian Fascists, Theosophists, and Masons, in a search for a gem hidden by the infamous Baron Corvo. As usual Pratt demonstrates incredible command of characterization, plotting, and history in the very confined space of a graphic novel.. 0" according to rampageous_cuss. Who is translating the creation myth for the cats of Venice while on a search for Solomon's magic jewel? It can only be Corto Maltese!Corto Maltese, Hugo Pratt's most famous character, is a picaresque rogue roving the world of the early 20th century in a series of 1970's-era comic strips. This adventure is a strange, almost dreamlike intrigue involving Italian Fascists, Theosophists, and Masons, in a search for a gem hidden by the infamous Baron Corvo. As usual Pratt demonstrates incredible command of characterization, plotting, and history in the very confined space of a graphic novel.. 0th century in a series of 1970's-era comic strips. This adventure is a strange, almost dreamlike intrigue involving Italian Fascists, Theosophists, and Masons, in a search for a gem hidden by the infamous Baron Corvo. As usual Pratt demonstrates incredible command of characterization, plotting, and history in the very confined space of a graphic novel.

"Classic adventure comics for adults, enjoyable but with depth. An Italian masterpiece is coming to America." —Publishers Weekly"Hugo Pratt is simply one of the greatest cartoonists to ever walk the Earth." —James Romberger, Comics Beat . Strongly recommended." — Library Journal"The wordly magic of Hugo Pratt