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The City of Falling Angels is a great read for anyone interested in Venice's rich history and complex society. John Berendt beautifully captures the city's architecture and art while investigating a dramatic fire at the Fenice opera house. With a cast of intriguing characters, including a Venetian painter and the master glassblower, readers are drawn into the fascinating and mysterious world of Venice.

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Traces the aftermath of the 1996 Venice opera house fire, an event that devastated Venetian society and was investigated by the author, who through interviews with such locals as a suicidal poet, a surrealist painter, and a master glassblower learned about the region's rich cultural history. By the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. 700,000 first printing.

The City of Falling Angels

ISBN: 9781594200588
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $34.51
Authors: John Berendt
Publisher: The Penguin Press
Date of Publication: 2005-09-27
Format: Hardcover
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The City of Falling Angels is a great read for anyone interested in Venice's rich history and complex society. John Berendt beautifully captures the city's architecture and art while investigating a dramatic fire at the Fenice opera house. With a cast of intriguing characters, including a Venetian painter and the master glassblower, readers are drawn into the fascinating and mysterious world of Venice.

Riley is your virtual thrift companion, and here to help you find your next favourite read. You can also find in-stock similar reads linked by topic and genre here!

Traces the aftermath of the 1996 Venice opera house fire, an event that devastated Venetian society and was investigated by the author, who through interviews with such locals as a suicidal poet, a surrealist painter, and a master glassblower learned about the region's rich cultural history. By the author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. 700,000 first printing.