The City of Falling Angels
New York: Penguin, 2006. 1st Edition. Soft cover. First Penguin edition, first printing with full number line. 5.125"x8.25"x.75"; 414 pgs. Cover with photo of arcade in St. Mark's Square in Venice (by Gunter Derleth). Pastedowns with map of Venice. Cover design by Darren Haggar; author photo inside back cover by Graziano Arici. Some pages may be taped to prevent them from falling out. Front cover is creased in bottom right corner; some scuffing/bumping around edges due to shelfwear. No markings throughout book. Price covers secure ship in padded w/proof polymer w/track #. Very Good. Item #9610
ISBN: 9780143036937
"...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. The City of Falling Angels opens on the evening of January 29, 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house. The loss of the Fenice, where five of Verdi's operas premiered, is a catastrophe for Venetians. Arriving in Venice 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..."-Goodreads.
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