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''Venice for Lovers'' is a collection of essays and travel impressions about the city of
The last section of the book is written singlehanded by Louis Begley and is entitled ''Venice: Reflections of a Novelist'' and opens thus:
* List of architecture monuments of Venice
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2005 books Jewish American literature Books about Venice Culture in Venice
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
in Italy, written by Louis Begley and wife Anka Muhlstein.
Overview
Every year for all the 30 years they have been married, the couple spends long, enjoyable months in Venice. They write and live there and over the decades ''La Serenissima'' has become their second home. The owners of their favourite restaurants have become their friends and they share the lives of the locals, far off the beaten tourist tracks, as Muhlstein describes in her contribution to this book.The book contains a fine folded map ofVenice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
on elegant oilpaper.
Louis Begley tells the story of how he fell in love with and in Venice. He is not the only one who did, as his literary essay on the city's place in world literature demonstrates: Henry James, Marcel Proust
Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (; ; 10 July 1871 – 18 November 1922) was a French novelist, critic, and essayist who wrote the monumental novel ''In Search of Lost Time'' (''À la recherche du temps perdu''; with the previous Eng ...
and Thomas Mann are only the most illustrious predecessors.
Originally written in German and French, the authors revised the English edition, adding extra material. The book is a very private view of a place, which will forever inspire dreams of love and passion.
Excerpt
The last section of the book is written singlehanded by Louis Begley and is entitled ''Venice: Reflections of a Novelist'' and opens thus:
See also
* List of architecture monuments of Venice
*List of painters and architects of Venice
The list of painters and architects of Venice includes notable painters and architects who have a significant connection to the Italian city of Venice. It is not yet a complete list and additional contributions are welcome.
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* Antonio Abbon ...
*''Su e zo per i ponti The Su e zo per i ponti (''Up and Down the Bridges'' in the Venetian language) is a non-competitive walk held in Venice in April. The walk starts in the Piazza San Marco, in front of the Doge's Palace. Walkers follow a route characteristic of the c ...
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* Veneti and Venetic language (the ancient spoken language of the region)
* Venetian glass
* Venetian language (the modern spoken vernacular of the region)
* Venice Biennale
* Venice Film Festival
* Several European cities have been compared to Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
: The Breton city Nantes
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has been called ''The Venice of the West'', while the nickname ''The Venice of the North'' has been variously applied to Amsterdam, Birmingham, Bornholm
Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland.
Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...
, Bruges, Haapsalu, Maryhill, Saint Petersburg and Stockholm
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.
References
External links
{{sisterlinks, VeniceOfficial Site of the City of Venice
2005 books Jewish American literature Books about Venice Culture in Venice