So, I know that I have already rambled a good deal about the insanely-popular, but virtually unheard-of to English-speakers, series character known as Sandokan. (For your edification, I previously discussed him here and here.)
Having now read the first book, Sandokan: The Tigers of Mompracem, I must say that I can see what all the fuss [...]
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Bullets Fear Me
Posted in Pirates, Reviews, Salgari, Swashbuckling on January 7, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Sandokaaaaaan…. Sandokaaaaaaan…
Posted in Pirates, Salgari, Swashbuckling on January 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry I’ve hardly been here, but I needed recuperative time back home with the family. On both plane flights, however, I amused myself with the first book in the aforementioned Sandokan series. It’s quite a lot of fun in an adolescent sort of way, and I don’t mean that as a [...]
The Tigers of Mompracem
Posted in Cool Stuff, Pirates, Salgari, Swashbuckling on December 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
So, in my many searches for the best in historical, swashbuckler-type adventure fiction, I have more than once stumbled across the name of Emilio Salgari–usually mentioned by native Italian-speakers who lament that they cannot share his greatness with their English-speaking friends. The premise behind his most popular character, Sandokan, stuck out to me especially: Sandokan [...]
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…replied Aramis, raising his hat with one hand, and drawing his sword with the other.
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