The narrator, a tenor known as "the Lion of Naples" recalls a moment of his life when he first encounted Manur, a Flemish banker, who was with his wife and his secretary at an opera. The emotional ties that link this little group form the background to this sometimes perverse comedy of manners.
- ISBN10 1843430134
- ISBN13 9781843430131
- Publish Date 1 January 2099 (first published 1 April 1958)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Vintage Publishing
- Imprint The Harvill Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English