The City of Falling Angels

A beguiling portrait of the city of Venice from the bestselling author of the classic true crime Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.'Glittering, entertaining' Sunday TimesBeneath the exquisite facade of the world's most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption and venality are rampant. Venice and its eccentric locals come to life in the words of exquisite storyteller, John Berendt. Ezra Pound and his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso; or Mario Moro - self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week.'Funny, insightful, illuminating...[Venice] reveals itself, slowly, discreetly, under Berendt's gentle but persistent prying' Boston GlobeCity of Falling Angels is a mischievous, charming and compelling portrait of a beguiling city and its people.

ISBN:	9780340825006
Publisher:	Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:	Sceptre
Published date:	07 Sep 2006
DEWEY:	914.53104929
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	372
Weight:	278g
Height:	197mm
Width:	143mm
Spine width:	25mm

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