Venice (City-Pick Series) [Idioma Inglés] - Tapa blanda

'The latest addition to this admirable series ... making any visit to La Serenissima more flavoursome'
-- The Bookseller, Editor's Pick

`The latest literary treat from the city-pick series ... easily matches the standards set by its predecessors. It's unmissable.'
-- Lonely Planet Magazine

`Venice explored through great prose ... the sixth title in Oxygen Books' innovative series. The idea is simple but inspirational.'
-- Hidden Europe

'A rich variety of well-hewn chronicles ... a worthy and rewarding read'
-- Living Venice

'Wonderfully evokes the past and present of La Serenissima as never before' -- Travelbite

'This welcome addition to the excellent city-pick series ... with more than 100 extracts, a delightful literary guide.'
-- The Guardian<br \>
'Venice provides rich pickings when it comes to creative writing and this eclectic and evocative little anthology is no exception'
--Italia! magazine

'A pleasantly indulgent way of steeping yourself in the city's ambience ... an impressionistic mosaic of Venice's fluid landscape'
-- Financial Times

'For those who love Venice, this book is genuinely unputdownable ... short extracts are seamlessly blended into a compelling narrative'
--Sydney Morning Herald

'A new style of travel guide ... Read (it) before hailing the next vaporetto - a multifaceted picture of the richness.'
--The Florence Newspaper

'Over 50 of the very best writers on the famed city of Venice ... Much more than your average pocket guide'
--Real Travel Magazine

Over fifty of the very best writers on Venice richly evoke the past and present of La Serenissima, the world's most heartstoppingly beautiful city.

Jan Morris arrives by sea
Casanova crosses the ominous Bridge of Sighs
Patricia Highsmith's Ripley gets his own palazzo
Kazuo Ishiguro introduces the musicians of St Mark's Square
D H Lawrence brings Lady Chatterley to Venice
Geoff Dyer gets under the skin of the Biennale
Sally Vickers' Miss Garnett climbs up to San Marco's horses
Thomas Mann gives us a sultry summer gondola ride
Tiziano Scarpa describes it all as only a Venetian can

Introduction by Jeff Cotton, creator of Fictional Cities