{"product_id":"9781612190044","title":"Lamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fable for children and adults: a story of life, death, and terrorism—in the grand tradition of Exupéry’s \u003ci\u003eThe Little Prince\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen we first meet 93-year-old millionaire  Baron Lamberto, he has been diagnosed with 24 life-threatening  ailments—one for each of the 24 banks he owns. But when he takes the  advice of an Egyptian mystic and hires servants to chant his name over  and over again, he seems to not only get better, but younger.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eExcept  then a terrorist group lays siege to his island villa, his team of bank  managers has to be bussed in to help with the ransom negotiations, and a  media spectacle breaks out . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA  hilarious and strangely moving tale that seems ripped from the  headlines—although actually written during the time the Red Brigades  were terrorizing Italy—Gianni Rodari’s \u003ci\u003eLamberto, Lamberto, Lamberto\u003c\/i\u003e has become one of Italy’s most beloved fables. Never before translated  into English, the novel is a reminder, as Rodari writes, that “there are things  that only happen in fairytales.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148260884720,"sku":"9781612190044","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612190044_p0.jpg?v=1763842304","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612190044","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}