Donna Leon | Give Unto Others

Recorded March 21, 2022
Donna Leon is the author of the internationally bestselling Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery novels, the “endlessly enjoyable” long-established series of books that combines “deep thoughts about justice and vengeance and charming classical allusions” (The New York Times Book Review). Born and raised in New Jersey, Leon is a 30-year resident of Italy and current resident of a small Swiss village. She worked as a copywriter in London, and taught literature in universities in Iran, China, and Saudi Arabia. In the series’ 31st installment, Leon’s dapper Venetian detective questions the bounds of loyalty as an innocent request reveals corruption and financial wrongdoing.

[@gogogille740]

How refreshing this is! I adore Commissrio Brunetti, his sense of morality and the way he interacts with all the main characters. I have a sense of loss each time I finish a book. Thank you Donna Leon for your insights into the physical Venice and all the undercurrents that it contains, socially and politically.

[@ccburro1]

My friends and I love Donna Leon’s Brunetti series books-the characters and the complexity of the characters and of their interactions; her prose and plots; the insights re the human experience; and, of course, Venice as the locale for these stories/characters.

[@Christian-ml7mx]

Cooool:) I'm just starting my first novel -- Tgrough a Glass Darkly

[@alanprim7742]

I loved your answer to the last question. You are welcome anytime in my bookstore!

[@robertomarcelli]

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