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The City of Falling Angels - by John Berendt (Paperback)

The City of Falling Angels - by  John Berendt (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" returns after a decade to offer, in his inimitable style, an intimate look at the "magic, mystery, and decadence" of the city of Venice and its inhabitants. (Foreign Travel)<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A #1 <i>New York Times </i>Bestseller! <p/>Funny, insightful, illuminating . . . <b>--<i>The Boston Globe</i></b></b> <p/>Twelve years ago, <i>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</i> exploded into a monumental success, residing a record-breaking four years on the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller list (longer than any work of fiction or nonfiction had before) and turning John Berendt into a household name. <i>The City of Falling Angels</i> is Berendt's first book since <i>Midnight</i>, 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Funny, insightful, illuminating . . . [Venice] reveals itself, slowly, discreetly, under Berendt's gentle but persistent prying. <b>--<i>The Boston Globe</i></b> <p/>Berendt has given us something uniquely different . . . . Thanks to [his] splendid cityportrait, even those of us far from Venice can marvel.<b> --<i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>John Berendt has been a columnist for <i>Esquire</i> and the editor of <i>New York</i> magazine, and is the author of <i>Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil</i>, which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction.

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