Mawrdew Czgowchwz
When contralto Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous") bursts onto the opera scene, her mediocre and jealous rivals do not accept defeat easily. After Mawrdew's debut, events turn ugly, threatening not only her career but also her sanity — and possibly her life. This send-up of the...
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When contralto Mawrdew Czgowchwz (pronounced "Mardu Gorgeous") bursts onto the opera scene, her mediocre and jealous rivals do not accept defeat easily. After Mawrdew's debut, events turn ugly, threatening not only her career but also her sanity — and possibly her life. This send-up of the opera world has been a cult classic for more than 25 years. "Bravo, James McCourt ... (a) daringly self-assured debut with this intelligent and very funny book." — Susan Sontag
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780940322974 (0940322978)
Publish date: February 1st 2002
Publisher: NYRB Classics
Pages no: 232
Edition language: English
...the words go galloping--winding on and on until the words said the reader...."To turn about, to abstract, to salute, to celebrate."
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