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The Silent Gondoliers (ISBN 0-345-44263-6) is a 1983 novel by William Goldman, written under the pseudonym of "S. Morgenstern". The novel purports to explain why the gondoliers of Venice no longer sing, through the story of the protagonist Luigi.
Jan 1, 2001 · The Silent Gondoliers purports to be a fable by S. Morgenstern, who researched the history of gondoliers in Venice to discover why they no longer sang. For, lo, many years ago, the gondoliers were the grandest and most beautiful singers in the world.
Once upon a time, the gondoliers of Venice possessed the finest voices in all the world. But, alas, few remember those days—and fewer still were ever blessed to hear such glorious singing. No one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers.
Jan 2, 2001 · No one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers. No one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the ambitions, frustrations, and eventual triumph of Luigi, the gondolier with the goony smile.
Jan 2, 2001 · No one since has discovered the secret behind the sudden silence of the golden-voiced gondoliers. No one, it seems, but S. Morgenstern. Now Morgenstern recounts the sad and noble story of the...
Nov 12, 1985 · Recounts the story of Luigi the Gondolier and the secret of the sudden silence of the singing gondoliers of Venice's Grand Canal. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 110 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Del Rey. Publication date. November 12, 1985. ISBN-10. 0345325834. ISBN-13. 978-0345325839. See all details.
Jan 1, 1983 · The Silent Gondoliers: A Fable by S. Morgenstern Hardcover – January 1, 1983. by S. Morgenstern (Author), Paul Giovanopoulos (Illustrator) 4.8 22 ratings.
