{"product_id":"1594200580-the_city_of_falling_angels","title":"The City of Falling Angels","description":"\n\u003cp\u003eVenice, 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. This Book Opens In 1996, When A Dramatic Fire Destroys The Historic Fenice Opera House, A Catastrophe For Venetians. Arriving 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. He Introduces Us To A Rich Cast Of Characters, Venetian And Expatriate, In A Tale Full Of Atmosphere And Surprise Which Reveals A World As Finely Drawn As A Still-life Painting. The Fire And Its Aftermath Serve As A Leitmotif, Adding Elements Of Chaos, Corruption, And Crime And Contributing To The Ever-mounting Suspense. -- From Publisher Description. Prologue : The Venice Effect -- An Evening In Venice -- Dust \u0026amp; Ashes -- At Water Level -- Sleepwalking -- Slow Burn -- The Rat Man Of Treviso -- Glass Warfare -- Expatriates : The First Family -- The Last Canto -- For A Couple Of Bucks -- Opera Buffa -- Beware Of Falling Angels -- The Man Who Loved Others -- The Inferno Revisited -- Open House. John Berendt. Map Of Venice On Endpapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEurope\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eItaly\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"The Penguin Press","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":48178880118974,"sku":"1594200580-4","price":14.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/61rOCTPsmnL.jpg?v=1784578146","url":"https:\/\/shop.sustainablebooks.com\/products\/1594200580-the_city_of_falling_angels","provider":"Sustainable Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}