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100 1 a| Pratt, Hugo,e| author,e| illustrator.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJk4yvQH3488g3DHf3jwG3;

245 10 a| Corto Maltese :b| fable of Venice and other adventures /c| Hugo Pratt ; translation: Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi.;

246 30 a| Corto Maltese;

246 30 a| Fable of Venice and other adventures;

250 a| First Fantagraphics Books edition.;

264 1 a| Seattle, WA :b| Fantagraphics Books,c| 2026.;

300 a| 130 pages :b| chiefly illustrations ;c| 26 cm;

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546 a| English translation of Pratt's original Italian scripts.;

520 a| "Corto, a modern Ulysses whose wanderings in the early decades of the 20th century take him to the most fascinating places on Earth, is a hard-luck, hard-driving iconoclastic anti-hero who values freedom and independence more than wealth and status. In 'Fable of Venice,' a riddle from a deceased friend plunges Corto into a phantasmagorical mystery thriller that zigzags between the solidity of dreams and the fluidity of reality. A frantic chase in 1921 Venice ensues, up twisting stairs and down tangled alleys, as Corto vies against Freemasons, occultists, budding fascists, and his friend (suddenly back from the dead) in a mad scramble to secure a mystical emerald that will open the doors of forbidden magic and unravel time and space itself!"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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600 10 a| Pratt, Hugov| Translations into English.;

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700 1 a| Mullaney, Dean,d| 1954-e| translator.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJbCPhjjH9py7p8W9pdvpP;

700 1 a| Castaldi, Simone,e| translator.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjFP9CcJ43kWcWMv4hcTMd;

700 1 a| Thompson, Kim,d| 1956-2013,e| writer of supplementary textual content.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvhmBJ4Jf7MmhTfRtTrbd;

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Corto Maltese : fable of Venice and other adventures / Hugo Pratt ; translation: Dean Mullaney and Simone Castaldi.

Author/creator	Pratt, Hugo author, illustrator.
Other author	Mullaney, Dean, 1954- translator.
Other author	Castaldi, Simone, translator.
Other author	Thompson, Kim, 1956-2013, writer of supplementary textual content.
Format	Book
Edition	First Fantagraphics Books edition.
Publication	Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, 2026.
Copyright Date	©2026
Description	130 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects	Maltese, Corto (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc. Pratt, Hugo--Translations into English. Venice (Italy)--Comic books, strips, etc.

Portion of title	Corto Maltese
Portion of title	Fable of Venice and other adventures
Physical medium	illustration
Contents	Fable of Venice -- The secret of Tristan Bantam -- So much for gentlemen of fortune -- The seagull's fault -- The artist and the adventurer / by Kim Thompson.
Abstract	"Corto, a modern Ulysses whose wanderings in the early decades of the 20th century take him to the most fascinating places on Earth, is a hard-luck, hard-driving iconoclastic anti-hero who values freedom and independence more than wealth and status. In 'Fable of Venice,' a riddle from a deceased friend plunges Corto into a phantasmagorical mystery thriller that zigzags between the solidity of dreams and the fluidity of reality. A frantic chase in 1921 Venice ensues, up twisting stairs and down tangled alleys, as Corto vies against Freemasons, occultists, budding fascists, and his friend (suddenly back from the dead) in a mad scramble to secure a mystical emerald that will open the doors of forbidden magic and unravel time and space itself!"-- Provided by publisher.
Language	English translation of Pratt's original Italian scripts.
Genre/form	adventure story comics.
Genre/form	Comic books, strips, etc.
Genre/form	Fiction
Genre/form	Graphic novels
Genre/form	Translations
Genre/form	Historical comics.
Genre/form	Thriller comics.
Genre/form	Action and adventure comics.
Genre/form	Bandes dessinées historiques.
Genre/form	Bandes dessinées à suspense.
Genre/form	Bandes dessinées d'aventures.
ISBN	9798875001345 (paperback)
Standard identifier#	CIPO000380738

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