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000316666 1001_ $$aBerendt, John,$$d1939-
000316666 24514 $$aThe city of falling angels /$$cJohn Berendt.
000316666 260__ $$aNew York :$$bPenguin Books,$$c2006.
000316666 300__ $$a414 p. :$$bmap ;$$c21 cm.
000316666 5050_ $$aThe Venice effect -- An evening in Venice -- Dust & ashes -- At water level -- Sleepwalking -- Slow burn -- The rat man of Treviso -- Glass warfare -- Expatriates: the first family -- The last canto -- For a couple of bucks -- Opera buffa -- Beware of falling angels -- The man who loved others -- The inferno revisited -- Open house.
000316666 520__ $$aVenice, 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.
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000316666 61020 $$aTeatro La Fenice$$xFire, 1996.
000316666 651_0 $$aVenice (Italy)$$xDescription and travel.
000316666 651_0 $$aVenice (Italy)$$xSocial life and customs.
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