Casanova (Paperback, 2 New Ed)

Casanova, the Venetian lover and seducer of women, comes to England in 1763 to escape from his tumultuous life. But a pretty face ensnares him once again - a lady who proves tantalizingly unwilling to succumb. Based loosely on events in Casanova's Histoire de ma vie, this highly spiced account from the author of Ingenious Pain evokes the sights, sounds and smells of 18th-century urban life and takes a penetrating look at the charismatic subject's true nature. Scintillating reading. (Kirkus UK)

Giacomo Casanova arrives in England in the summer of 1763 at the age of thirty-eight, seeking a respite from his restless travels and liaisons. But the lure of company proves too hard to resist and the dazzlingly pretty face of young Marie Charpillon even harder. Casanova's pursuit of this elusive bewitcher drives him from exhilaration to despair and to attempt to reinvent himself in the roles of labourer, writer and country squire. Based on a little-known episode in Casanova's life, this is a scintillating, poignant, often comic portrait of a far more complex figure than legend suggests and of the decadent society in which he operated. Beautifully written, gripping and surprising, Casanova is a superb successor to INGENIOUS PAIN.

General

Imprint:	Sceptre
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 1999
Authors:	Andrew Miller
Dimensions:	197 x 130 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	320
Edition:	2 New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-340-68210-4
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Romance > Historical
LSN:	0-340-68210-8
Barcode:	9780340682104

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