Every year for all the thirty they have been married, Louis Begley
and Anka Muhlstein have escaped to Venice to write. In Venice for
Lovers, the couple has fashioned an homage to the City of Water. In
her essay, Muhlstein charmingly describes how becoming friends with
restaurateurs has been an unsurpassed means of getting to know the
city and its inhabitants--Venetians like Ernesto, whose restaurant
they have dinner in every night for many years, and who tells them
of the great flood that nearly destroyed the beautiful city. They
spend blissful hours at Da Fiore, named by The International Herald
Tribune one of the ten best restaurants in the world but which
retains its rustic simplicity.
In his novella, Begley writes a story of falling in love with--and
in--Venice. His twenty-year-old protagonist is lured to the city by
the older woman he adores, only to be left to fend for himself. But
he later discovers a lasting love for Venice itself--not an
uncommon occurrence, as Begley's brilliant portrayal of the city's
place within world literature demonstrates: Henry James, Marcel
Proust, and Thomas Mann were all illustrious predecessors in whom
Venice inspired dreams of love and passion.
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