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- Product code: 258482
- ISBN: 186189337X,
ISBN13: 9781861893376,
176 pages,
Published by Reaktion Books on 2015
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Description of The Other Venice Secrets of the City |
Everyone thinks they know Venice, even if they have never been there: at once serene and seductive, it is the city of romance; of canals and gondoliers; of labyrinthine cobblestone streets; the Bridge of Sighs; the majestic Piazza San Marco ...These images, however familiar, are in fact only superficial, and do not portray the true character of the city. In this book Predrag Matvejevic goes behind the cliches to reveal his 'other' Venice, which until now has been neglected by writers, artists and photographers. Following both real and imaginary maps, and by turns geographer, historian, anthropologist, mythologer, cartographer and philologist, he reveals a myriad of revealing, intimate detail: overrun, hidden gardens; wells in the city's intimate squares; boat moorings; wall sculptures; bridges; rivers; rust, and the patina of time; inns; and, bread-makers. Predrag Matvejevic's thoughtful yet poetic writing lingers over Venice's hidden aspects and shows that behind its splendour, the invisible and the silent are integral parts of its secret nature. The book features 30 images by Venice-based photographer Sarah Quill, who has been eloquently recording the city's features for more than 30 years.
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Reviews 'The Other Venice is a short book but one of the great books written both about the city and about the inspiration it has evoked down the centuries.' - Liberation, Paris
| About Predrag Matvejevic and Russell Scott Valentino |
Predrag Matvejevic was born in 1932 in Mostar from a Russian father and a Croatian mother. He teaches at the New Sorbonne, Paris and the Sapienza, Rome.
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