The Dante Club: A Novel
In 1865 Boston, a circle of poets translating Dante's Inferno must solve a string of murders that echo the poem's torments before more victims fall.
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The Dante Club follows a group of poets and scholars in 1865 Boston as they work to publish the first American translation of Dante's Inferno.
When a series of murders begins to mirror the punishments described in the poem, the translators find themselves drawn into a dangerous investigation.
The novel explores the intersection of literature, academia, and crime in a city still recovering from the Civil War.
It portrays the challenges faced by intellectuals seeking to bring foreign classics to American readers during a turbulent period.
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