"As comprehensive as it is engaging, John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice is a complete history of "the most beautiful and magical of cities." This necessary volume traces the...
In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer.
Yet most of the available books about this magical city are either facile travel guides or fusty academic tomes.
De Blasi, a chef and food writer from St. Louis, begins a whirlwind romance with a man in Venice.
... its brilliantly taut and lyrical prose, its tender regard for its characters" —Newsday Winner of the Booker Prize Fiction/Literature/0-679–74520-3 OPERATION SHYLOCK by Philip Roth In this tour de force of fact and fiction, ...
Cenzo is a world-weary fisherman, determined to sit out the rest of the war.
A penetrating work of reportage on Venice. "Searching observations and astonishing comprehension of the Venetian taste and character" (New York Herald Tribune).
A sweeping historical novel of composer and priest Antonio Vivaldi, a secret wealthy mistress, and their passion for music and eachother
Myth of Venice - Myth and ritual - Government by ritual - Social relationships - Scuole - Cittadini - The golden book - Festivals in Renaissance Venice - Festival of the twelve Marys - Procession of Redentore - Feast of Saint Justina.
”It is in Venice, and in Venice only, that effectual blows can be struck at this pestilent art of the Renaissance. Destroy its claims to admiration there, and it can...