The Story of My Life
$44.05
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2002
Summary
Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover of the Western world, but a supreme story teller. He lived a life stranger than most fictions, and the tale of his own adventures is his most compelling story, and one that remained unfinished at the time of his death.
This new selection contains all the highlights of Casanova’s life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140439151 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140439153 |
| Author: | Giacomo Casanova, Gilberto Pizzamiglio, Sophie Hawkes, Stephen Sartarelli |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2002 |
| Weight: | 394g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 128mm x 197mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
Giacomo Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born in Venice, the son of actors who wanted him to become a priest. Instead he had numerous occupations, and is remembered as one of history’s great lovers.
Stephen Satarelli is a poet and translator of Italian and French literary works.
Sophie Hawes is an artist, printmaker, and translator.
Gilberto Pizzamiglio is Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Venice.
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