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Synopsis
An evocation of Venice which uses vivid prose, humour and irony to present a personal portrait of an eccentric city.
Book details
Published
01/01/1998
Publisher
Faber and Faber
ISBN
9780571168972
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UK Kirkus review
Keith Waterhouse said of this classic travel book: 'The magic opening pages, in which the Venetian shoreline comes shimmering into view across the lagoon, are the nearest thing to painting with words I have ever come across in travel writing.' (Kirkus UK)
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