![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Leda was never allowed to play it, but she used to stand outside the window during her brother’s lessons and pretend to play along. Does her father mean for her to have it? Can he be unaware of her love for the instrument? But women don’t play violin. Before she leaves, Leda’s father gives her a precious family violin that once belonged to the King of Naples, telling her it’s for Dante, her new husband. Seeking escape, she becomes engaged to Dante, Cora’s brother, who is leaving for Argentina. A novel about journeys to new lands and to new selves, The Gods of Tango follows Leda, born a woman in Italy, as she travels across the world early in the twentieth century and becomes a man named Dante, first for safety and later for more nuanced reasons.Īfter the death of her cousin, Cora, Leda knows she has to leave the small Italian village dominated by their family. ![]()
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