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The city of falling angels /

Venice (Italy)

The city of falling angels /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The city of falling angels // John Berendt.
Author:	Berendt, John,
Published:	London :Penguin Books, : 2006.,
Description:	420 p. ;18 cm.;
基督教聖經之智慧書導讀 :	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.
Subject:	Venice (Italy) - Drama. -
ISBN:	0143036947 (pbk.) :

The city of falling angels /
Berendt, John,1939-

The city of falling angels /John Berendt. - London :Penguin Books,2006. - 420 p. ;18 cm.

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.

ISBN: 0143036947 (pbk.) :NT326Subjects--Personal Names:

397200
Pound, Ezra,
1885-1972--Friends and associates.Subjects--Corporate Names:

397201
Teatro La Fenice
--Fire, 1996.Subjects--Geographical Terms:

331133
Venice (Italy)
--Drama.

The city of falling angels /
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