The Resource The city of falling angels, John Berendt
The city of falling angels, John Berendt
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- Summary
- 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. This book opens in 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house, a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving 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. He introduces us to a rich cast of characters, Venetian and expatriate, in a tale full of atmosphere and surprise which reveals a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting. The fire and its aftermath serve as a leitmotif, adding elements of chaos, corruption, and crime and contributing to the ever-mounting suspense.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 414 p.
- Note
- Map of Venice on endpapers
- Isbn
- 9781594200588
- Label
- The city of falling angels
- Title
- The city of falling angels
- Statement of responsibility
- John Berendt
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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. This book opens in 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house, a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving 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. He introduces us to a rich cast of characters, Venetian and expatriate, in a tale full of atmosphere and surprise which reveals a world as finely drawn as a still-life painting. The fire and its aftermath serve as a leitmotif, adding elements of chaos, corruption, and crime and contributing to the ever-mounting suspense.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 945/.31
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- DG674.2
- LC item number
- .B47 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Label
- The city of falling angels, John Berendt
- Note
- Map of Venice on endpapers
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 414 p.
- Isbn
- 9781594200588
- Lccn
- 2005047661
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Quarter bound in black paper, stamped in gilt on spine; black paper over boards, author's initials stamped in gilt on cover. Purchase, ASUCLA BookZone, 2005.
- Other control number
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- 9781594200588
- 40012032324
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)59359996
- ucoclc59359996
- Label
- The city of falling angels, John Berendt
- Note
- Map of Venice on endpapers
- Dimensions
- 25 cm.
- Extent
- 414 p.
- Isbn
- 9781594200588
- Lccn
- 2005047661
- Note
- Spec. Coll. copy: Photo-illustrated dust jacket. Quarter bound in black paper, stamped in gilt on spine; black paper over boards, author's initials stamped in gilt on cover. Purchase, ASUCLA BookZone, 2005.
- Other control number
-
- 9781594200588
- 40012032324
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)59359996
- ucoclc59359996
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