The Stranger at the Palazzo D'ORO by Paul Theroux I have had occasion to

I have had occasion to know ‘M’ over the last few years

their capacity for love and compassion

But when the boys have a chance meeting at the post office

And those who earn a place among their number will secure a life of wealth

Their ruthless desire for power and fierce brotherly loyalty make them deadly and invincible

The Stranger at the Palazzo D'ORO by Paul Theroux I have had occasion toA young American walks into Sicily's Palazzo d'Oro during the '60s. Penniless, but swaggering with youth and burgeoning artistic talent, he accepts a proposition to become the companion to a beautiful and beguiling aristocrat. Their affair formal and restrained by day, torrid and passionate by night leads him to a place where nothing, not even his lover, is what it seems. This novella and three other tales explore the underbelly of sexual desire and