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Marai captures casanova and his time and world with amazingly rich detail. Rather than kill casanova on the spot, he makes him a startling offer, one that is logical, perverse, and irresistible. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Buy a cheap copy of casanova in bolzano book by sandor marai. In 1756, giacomo casanova, after having escaped from one of. Casanova in bolzano ebook by sandor marai rakuten kobo. It is clear that marai understood people better than most writers of the twentieth century, or in fact any that come to mind. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading casanova in bolzano. Aug 12, 2019 in, giacomo casanova escapes from prison and flees to bolzano.
The rebels 1930, published in english in 2007, translation by george szirtes, hungarian title. Marai captures casanova and his time and world with amazingly rich detail and startling insight. Conversations in bolzano is a book about love because it is a book about fascism. His books did well even in translation, and life was good. George szirtes this rediscovered masterpiece from the author of embers is a dazzling period piecea riveting story that chronicles the downfall of the legendary scoundrel giacomo casanova after his escape from a. Casanova in bolzano sandor marai, george szirtes on. Casanova in bolzano vintage international kindle edition. The first being confessions of a bourgeois, a completely unexpected gift from a friend that certainly knew me better than i do myself. How casanovas provocative memoir created a legend bbc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He does this by making his hero an artist an artist of seduction similar, as he tells us, to casanova.
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Marai committed suicide in san diego in 1989, never knowing about the fall of the berlin wall and the restoration of democracy to central europe. In this novel of exquisite slowness and refreshing oddity, casanova, after a midnight ropeladder. He was born in the city of kassa in austriahungary now kosice in slovakia to an old family of saxon origin who had mixed with magyars through the centuries. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Suspenseful, ornate, discursive to the verge of synaptic collapse ours, and witty to the occasional verge of terror. Casanova in bolzano conversations in bolzano marai sandor. It is 1758 and, after 16 months in a venetian prison, the playboy and adventurer giacomo casanova. Even though it was quite different from the books i normally read, even though it was higher on history than story, it was a fascinating book. Another rediscovered masterpiece from the author of embers.