| The Story of My Life Contributor(s): Casanova, Giacomo (Author), Pizzamiglio, Gilberto (Editor), Sartarelli, Stephen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0140439153 ISBN-13: 9780140439151 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Coming to the big screen this JanuaryBuena Vistas "Casanova," starring Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, Good Samaritan, spy, swashbuckler, self-made gentleman, entrepreneur, poet, translator, philosopher, and general bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover the Western world has known but also astoryteller of the first order. The Penguin Classics edition of Casanovas "The Story of My Life" features a brilliant translation by Stephen Sartarelli and Sophie Hawkes and provides readers with the most famous episodes as well as the overall shape of Casanovas monumental memoir in one beguiling, unique volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2001021329 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.95 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover of the Western world, but a supreme story teller. He lived a life stranger than most fictions, and the tale of his own adventures is his most compelling story, and one that remained unfinished at the time of his death. This new selection contains all the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and thrilling escape; and his amorous conquests, ranging from noblewomen to nuns. |