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y The Salamander single work novel

Author:agent Morris West

Issue Details: First known date: 1973... 1973 The Salamander

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'An Italian general is found dead in his apartment Next to his body is a small card inscribed with a salamander in a bed of flames. Is it suicide or murder?

Dante Matucci, a captain in the Italian secret service, begins an investigation that leads him into a maze of political violence and intrigue. He meets the general's former mistress, Lili Anders, and embarks on a dangerous affair with the beautiful one-time spy. Soon he is drawn into the net of the great Salamander himself, millionaire industrialist Bruno Manzini, who is pitting his wits against the elaborate machinery threatening Italy's government.

'In a game of high stakes, how much is Matucci prepared to pay to survive?'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017)

Adaptations

form y The Salamander Robert Katz , Rod Serling , ( dir. Peter Zinner ) United States of America (USA) United Kingdom (UK) Italy : Incorporated Television Company Opera Film Produzione Orbi S.A. , 1981 11557882 1981 single work film/TV

Notes

Epigraph: Eight-line excerpt from Bertolt Brecht's Arturo Ui translated by George Tabori, beginning with 'If we could learn to look instead of gawking'.
Dedication: for Silvio Stefano//wise counsellor, honest advocate,//friend of my heart

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Appears in:

y Reader's Digest Condensed Books, volume 5, 1973 Pleasantville : Reader's Digest Association , 1973 Z1403841 1973 anthology novel Pleasantville : Reader's Digest Association , 1973
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1973
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Publisher: Heinemann

London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Heinemann , 1973 .

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Extent: 304p.
ISBN: 0434859125
Publisher: William Morrow

New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,: William Morrow , 1973 .

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Extent: 355p.
ISBN: 0688001947
Publisher: Pocket Books

New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas,: Pocket Books , 1974 .

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Extent: 326p.
ISBN: 0671786830
Publisher: New English Library

London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
c
Western Europe, Europe,: New English Library , 1975 .

Extent: 288pp.
Appears in:

y The Devil's Advocate; The Second Victory / Backlash; Daughter of Silence; The Salamader; The Shoes of the Fisherman Morris West , London : Heinemann , 1977 Z1407191 1977 selected work novel London : Heinemann , 1977
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1977
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pg. 481-682
Publisher: Ulverscroft

Leicester, Leicestershire,
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England,
c

c
United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,: Ulverscroft , 1977 .

Extent: 325p.
ISBN: 0854565590
Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton

London,
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England,
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c
United Kingdom (UK),
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Hodder and Stoughton , 1981 .

Extent: 288p.
Reprinted: 1983
ISBN: 0340265876
Publisher: Mandarin

Port Melbourne, South Melbourne - Port Melbourne area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Mandarin , 1991 .

Extent: 303p.
Edition info: 2nd ed.
Reprinted: 1995
ISBN: 0749307021
Appears in:

y The Devil's Advocate; The Salamander Morris West , London : Chancellor Press , 1992 Z1407194 1992 selected work novel London : Chancellor Press , 1992
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1992
)
Publisher: Guild Press

New York (City), New York (State),
c
United States of America (USA),
c
Americas,: Guild Press , 1992 .

Extent: 355p.
ISBN: 1562080105
Publisher: Book Club Associates

London,
c
England,
c

c
United Kingdom (UK),
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Book Club Associates , 1995 .

Extent: 304p.
Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2017 .

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Extent: 312p.p.

Note/s:

Published September 2017.

ISBN: 978176029733, 9781760638498

Translator: Karl Otto von Czernicki

Alternative title: Der Salamander

Language: German

Publisher: Droemer Knaur

Munich,
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Germany,
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Western Europe, Europe,: Droemer Knaur , 1973 .

Extent: 368p.
Reprinted: 1974 twice , 1978 , 1976 , 1977 , 1979 , 1985 As Kennwort Salamander: roman.
Publisher: Lingen

Lingen , 1974 .

Extent: 384p.
Publisher: Reinhard Mohn

Gutersloh,
c
Germany,
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Reinhard Mohn , 1974 .

Extent: 333p.
Publisher: Buchclub Ex Libris

Zurich,
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Switzerland,
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Buchclub Ex Libris , 1975 .

Extent: 368p.
Publisher: Deutscher Bücherbund

Stuttgart,
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Germany,
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Deutscher Bücherbund , 1976 .

Extent: 381p.
Publisher: Büchergilde Gutenberg

Frankfurt am Main,
c
Germany,
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Büchergilde Gutenberg , 1977 .

Extent: 333p.
ISBN: 3763221115
Publisher: Edito-Service

Geneva,
c
Switzerland,
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Edito-Service , 1978 .

Extent: 369p.
ISBN: 2830203461
Publisher: Pawlak

Herrsching, Bavaria,
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Germany,
c
Western Europe, Europe,: Pawlak , 1991 .

Extent: 368p.
ISBN: 3881998101

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Untitled 1976 single work review
— Appears in: The New Yorker , 5 November no. 49 1976; (p. 184)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled S. Young , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 15 September 1973; (p. 12)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled B. Wilkinson , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Christian Science Monitor , 29 August 1973; (p. 9)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled R. Wade , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Contemporary Review , no. 223 1973; (p. 213)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled John Tittensor , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Nation Review , 28 September-4 October 1973; (p. 1589)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled M. Cozad , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Library Journal , July 1973; (p. 2150)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled R. F. Grady , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Best Sellers , 1 September no. 33 1973; (p. 247)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled Sandra Hall , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November vol. 12 no. 1973; (p. 123-124)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel ; My Love Had a Black Speed Stripe Henry Williams , 1973 single work novel

Untitled M. Jones , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 September 1973; (p. 24)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

Untitled William Noonan , 1973 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 15 September 1973; (p. 44)
— Review of The Salamander Morris West , 1973 single work novel

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