The City of Falling Angels
by John Berendt
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 1594200580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200588
- Seller
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About This Item
Traces the aftermath of the 1996 Venice opera house fire, an event that devastated Venetian society and was investigated by the author, who through interviews with such locals as a suicidal poet, a surrealist painter, and a master glassblower learned about the region's rich cultural history. By the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Synopsis
Twelve years ago, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the New York Times bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight , and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Turning to the magic, mystery, and decadence of Venice, Berendt gradually reveals the truth behind a sensational fire that in 1996 destroyed the historic Fenice opera house. Encountering a rich cast of characters, Berendt tells a tale full of atmosphere and surprise as the stories build, one after the other, ultimately coming together to portray a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting.
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- Bookseller
- Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA) (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2423
- Title
- The City of Falling Angels
- Author
- John Berendt
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1594200580
- ISBN 13
- 9781594200588
- Publisher
- The Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- This edition first published
- 2005
- Bookseller catalogs
- ART, HISTORY AND POLITICS, ART; MAPS AND GUIDE BOOKS;
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