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The City of Falling Angels
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Artikel-Nr:
9780143036937
Veröffentl:
2006
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.10.2006
Seiten:
432
Autor:
John Berendt
Gewicht:
308 g
Format:
213x123x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
John Berendt has been a columnist for Esquire and the editor of New York magazine, and is the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was a finalist for the 1995 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction.
A #1 New York Times Bestseller!
"Funny, insightful, illuminating . . ." The Boston Globe
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.
"Funny, insightful, illuminating . . ." The Boston Globe
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.
1996 wurde das Teatro La Fenice in Venedig vom Feuer zerstört. Ausgehend von dieser Tragödie gestaltet der Autor ein beeindruckendes historisches Porträt einer einzigartig schönen Stadt und seiner Bewohner und prominenten Gäste.