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A fictional retelling of Portuagl's efforts to bribe Pope Leo X into favoring their country over rival Spain--with the gift of a living rhinoceros brought from India
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Norfolk's rollicking, picaresque novel is based on one of history's most bizarre chapters: the attempt in the sixteenth century to procure a rhinoceros as a bribe for Pope Leo X. With an epic cast of characters, The Pope's Rhinoceros is both a fabulous adventure tale and a portrait of an age rushing headlong into crisis.
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