With echoes of THE NAME OF THE ROSE, comes this thought-provoking novel about an attempted murder and its mystical consequences. Part mystery, part psychological drama about love, part depiction of the duality of human nature, of good and evil, of heterosexuality and bisexuality, part exploration of the making of a Christian mystic, Dear Dante simply defies easy categorization. Anthony Maulucci has compressed many layers into his well-wrought narrative and finely tuned characterizations. You must read it to understand the story and see how the many pieces are blended masterfully together. The main narrator of DEAR DANTE is an English-born Italian named John, a professor of Medieval and Renaissance studies living in Tuscany and writing a book about Dante. A bi-sexual father in the midst of a marital and spiritual crisis, John has visions of Dante and Beatrice while listening to his former student's story of a redemptive journey through a personal hell -- the attempt to murder his lover's husband and his struggle to choose between the two women in his life -- that reawaken his creative energies and help bring about his spiritual renewal.

Dear Dante

Literature & Fiction

Anthony Maulucci

United States

Lorenzo Press

Twelve stories about the lives of people who struggle with the demons of love, desire, disappointment, and loneliness. A dying American artist asks his wife to dedicate her life to his legacy, a young woman falls in love with her female mentor, two children create a fantasy world in a public park, a science fiction writer finds and loses his muse on a deserted beach, a middle-aged woman is unwilling to become her aging husband's caretaker -- each of the main characters in these contemporary tales must find the strength to survive in a complex and confusing world.

Anxious Love

Short Stories & Anthologies

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Dear Dante

Anxious Love