The City of Falling Angels
On sale
23rd June 2011
Price: £10.99
‘Glittering, entertaining’ Sunday Times
A beguiling portrait of the city of Venice from the bestselling author of the classic true crime Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Beneath the exquisite facade of the world’s most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption and venality are rampant. Venice and its eccentric locals come to life in the words of exquisite storyteller, John Berendt. Ezra Pound and his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso; or Mario Moro – self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week.
City of Falling Angels is a mischievous, charming and compelling portrait of a beguiling city and its people.
‘Fascinating, fantastic’ Observer
A beguiling portrait of the city of Venice from the bestselling author of the classic true crime Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Beneath the exquisite facade of the world’s most beautiful historic city, scandal, corruption and venality are rampant. Venice and its eccentric locals come to life in the words of exquisite storyteller, John Berendt. Ezra Pound and his mistress, Olga; poet Mario Stefani; the Rat Man of Treviso; or Mario Moro – self-styled carabiniere, fireman, soldier or airman, depending on the day of the week.
City of Falling Angels is a mischievous, charming and compelling portrait of a beguiling city and its people.
‘Fascinating, fantastic’ Observer
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Reviews
Berendt's descriptions of people and places are well-honed and he has an ear for a good yarn as well as an obvious knack for getting people to talk revealingly
Fascinating, fantastic. . . Intrigue, too, stems from the burning of the Fenice opera house in 1996 and here Berendt's enthusiasm for juicy recriminations become almost palpable.
It's a fascinating read
'Glittering, entertaining and anecdote-filled.'
The inhabitants of Venice are the real stars of the story