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THE CITY OF FALLING ANGELS by John Berendt 2005 HC/DJ ~ 1st Ed 1st Print + Cover

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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Region
Venice
Type
Hardback
Publication Name
The Penguin Press
Special Attributes
1st Edition, Dust Jacket, 1st Printing, Clear Dust Jacket Cover
ISBN
9781594200588
Book Title
City of Falling Angels
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
9.6 in
Publication Year
2005
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Item Height
1.4 in
Author
John Berendt
Genre
Travel, Architecture, Social Science
Topic
Europe / Italy, Customs & Traditions, History / General
Item Weight
21.7 Oz
Item Width
5.8 in
Number of Pages
432 Pages

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The author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" returns after more than a decade to give us an intimate look at the "magic, mystery, and decadence" of the city of Venice and its inhabitants It was seven years ago that "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" achieved a record-breaking four-year run on "The New York Times" bestseller list. John Berendt's inimitable brand of nonfiction brought the dark mystique of Savannah so startlingly to life for millions of people that tourism to Savannah increased by 46 percent. It is Berendt and only Berendt who can capture Venice-a city of masks, a city of riddles, where the narrow, meandering passageways form a giant maze, confounding all who have not grown up wandering into its depths. Venice, a city steeped in a thousand years of history, art and architecture, teeters in precarious balance between endurance and decay. Its architectural treasures crumble--foundations shift, marble ornaments fall--even as efforts to preserve them are underway. "The City of Falling Angels" opens on the evening of January 29, 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house. The loss of the Fenice, where five of Verdi's operas premiered, is a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving in Venice three days after the fire, Berendt becomes a kind of detective-inquiring into the nature of life in this remarkable museum-city-while gradually revealing the truth about the fire. In the course of his investigations, Berendt introduces us to a rich cast of characters: a prominent Venetian poet whose shocking "suicide" prompts his skeptical friends to pursue a murdersuspect on their own; the first family of American expatriates that loses possession of the family palace after four generations of ownership; an organization of high-society, partygoing Americans who raise money to preserve the art and architecture of Venice, while quarreling in public among themselves, questioning one another's motives and drawing startled Venetians into the fray; a contemporary Venetian surrealist painter and outrageous provocateur; the master glassblower of Venice; and numerous others-stool pigeons, scapegoats, hustlers, sleepwalkers, believers in Martians, the Plant Man, the Rat Man, and Henry James.

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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594200580
ISBN-13
9781594200588
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46575194

Product Key Features

Book Title
City of Falling Angels
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Europe / Italy, Customs & Traditions, History / General
Genre
Travel, Architecture, Social Science
Author
John Berendt
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
21.7 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
5.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Lccn
2005-047661
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
945/.31
Lc Classification Number
Dg674.2.B47 2005
Copyright Date
2005

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  • by angelinas325
    Nov 26, 2005

    City of Falling Angels

    Amazing that Berendt found another city with such quirky residents! And a crime, to boot. But he writes it well. With si many haracters, it's still easy to follow. Not as outstanding an ending as "Midnight in the Garden..." but being it was a true story, he did tir up loose ends of the crime as best he could. I enjoyed this book. It helped that he lived there years ago & knew the language. I think it wqs well worth the wait.

  • by paulsloveitalls
    Feb 06, 2018

    The City of Falling Angels

    Great Book, Great Conditions, Good reading.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: daveyazbooks

  • by 78080462@deleted
    Mar 28, 2006

    So glad I picked this one up......

    I found this book very interesting. As I didn't know anything about the city of Venice, this seemed to open it up. It feels very real and authentic and makes me want to go there. Normally, I steer far away from the non-fiction category, but this one caught me. And I am glad it did! It felt more like reading fiction because all the stories were so surreal, yet they are true. Highly recommend it to just about anyone, especially if you love Venice! Chances are that you won't be disappointed.

  • by mcgd_us_eyjups0y
    Sep 21, 2022

    Well written. Lot's of sub-plots

    Well written. Lot's of sub-plots

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: oriontechllc

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