Английская Википедия:Desperate Undertaking

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox book Desperate Undertaking is a historical novel by British writer Lindsey Davis, the tenth in her Flavia Albia series. It was published in the UK on 7 April 2022 by Hodder & Stoughton (Шаблон:ISBN)[1] and in the United States on 27 July 2022 by Minotaur Books (Шаблон:ISBN).[2]

The tale is set in Rome in late December 89 AD, set in and around the Field of Mars, and involving murders among the theatrical community.[1][3] It is divided into parts, of varying lengths, with titles "Laureolus", "Pasiphae", "Oedipus Rex", "Medea", "Selurus the bandit king of Sicily", "Orpheus or possibly Daedalus", "Aeschylus", "Jason" and "The Girl from Londinium".[4]

The cover of the first UK hardback edition shows a damaged bas-relief carving of a seated man contemplating a theatrical mask which he holds in his outstretched hand.[1] The image is of part of "Relief of a seated poet (Menander) with masks of New Comedy, 1st century B.C.–early 1st century A.D.", held by the Princeton University Art Museum.[5] The American cover shows a girl in a white and purple tunic looking towards a Roman theatre while clutching a large dagger.[2]

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