num_pages: 574
description: The highly acclaimed author of Lempriere's Dictionary, which was selected as a New York Times Notable Book of 1992, returns with a vivid, antic, and picaresque fictional tapestryreminiscent of The Name of the Rosewhich spins around one of history's most bizarre chapters: the 16th-century attempt to procure a rhinoceros for the amusement of Pope Leo X.
language: English
title: The Pope's Rhinoceros: A Novel
titlecomplete: The Pope's Rhinoceros: A Novel
genres: Fiction, Historical, Religion, Animals, Italy, British Literature, Literature, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 537
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Dublin Literary Award
category: Shortlist
publisher: Harmony