Set on the brink of the Reformation, this is a parable of an age rushing to its crisis. After hunting for the sunken city of Vineta, Salvestro is redeployed to find a rhinoceros to be given to the Pope. The story culminates in the sinking of the rhinoceros in 1516 on its way from India to Rome.
The Pope's Rhinoceros Summary
The Pope's Rhinoceros by Lawrence Norfolk
In February 1516, a Portuguese ship sank with the loss of all hands a mile off the coast of Italy. The Nostra Senora da Adjuda had sailed 14,000 miles from the Indian kingdom of Gujarat: her mission; to deliver a rhinoceros to the Pope.
Short-listed for IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1998 Short-listed for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 1998
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