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The City of Falling Angels

by John Berendt
RM43.51 MYR
The City of Falling Angels - Thryft
The City of Falling Angels - Thryft

Decadent Venice revealed through dramatic fire investigation.

The City of Falling Angels is a great read for anyone interested in Venice's rich history and complex society. John Berendt beautifully captures the city's architecture and art while investigating a dramatic fire at the Fenice opera house. With a cast of intriguing characters, including a Venetian painter and the master glassblower, readers are drawn into the fascinating and mysterious world of Venice.

The City of Falling Angels

by John Berendt
RM43.51 MYR
ISBN: 9781594200588
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM114.70 MYR
Authors: John Berendt
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Date of Publication: 2005-09-27
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Travel
Related Topics: Memoir, Historical, Memoir, History
Goodreads rating: 3.55
(rated by 16433 readers)

Description

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. 700,000 first printing.
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Decadent Venice revealed through dramatic fire investigation.

The City of Falling Angels is a great read for anyone interested in Venice's rich history and complex society. John Berendt beautifully captures the city's architecture and art while investigating a dramatic fire at the Fenice opera house. With a cast of intriguing characters, including a Venetian painter and the master glassblower, readers are drawn into the fascinating and mysterious world of Venice.