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The City of Falling Angels

By John Berendt

By John Berendt

By John Berendt

By John Berendt

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Sep 26, 2006 | ISBN 9780143036937

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Sep 26, 2006 | ISBN 9781440625039

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    About The City of Falling Angels

    The #1 New York Times bestseller!

    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.

    About The City of Falling Angels

    The #1 New York Times bestseller!

    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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    About John Berendt

    John Berendt writes a monthly column for Esquire. He has been the editor of New York magazine and lives in New York.

    About John Berendt

    John Berendt writes a monthly column for Esquire. He has been the editor of New York magazine and lives in New York.

    Product Details

    Category: Travel: Europe | Biography & Memoir | European World History

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 26, 2006 | 432 Pages | 5-1/16 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780143036937

    Category: Travel: Europe | Biography & Memoir | European World History

    Ebook | $14.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Sep 26, 2006 | 432 Pages | ISBN 9781440625039

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    Praise

    Funny, insightful, illuminating… [Venice] reveals itself, slowly, discreetly, under Berendt’s gentle but persistent prying. (The Boston Globe)

    Berendt has given us something uniquely different….Thanks to [his] splendid cityportrait, even those of us far from Venice can marvel. (The Wall Street Journal)

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