The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt

The City of Falling Angels

John Berendt

414 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction essays travel adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

Description

Traces the aftermath of the 1996 Venice opera house fire, an event that devastated Venetian society and was investigated by the author, who through interviews with such locals as a suicidal poet, a surrealist painter, and a master glassblower lear...

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Moods

informative 77%
mysterious 61%
adventurous 38%
reflective 27%
lighthearted 11%
relaxing 11%
tense 11%
emotional 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%

Pace

slow 72%
medium 27%

Average rating

3.53

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