The Story of My Life

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Giacomo Casanova

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Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, Good Samaritan, spy, swashbuckler, self-made gentlemen, entrepreneur, wit, poet, translator, philosopher, and general bonvivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover the Western world has known, but also a storyteller of the first order. Since he lived a life richer and stranger than most fictions, the tale of his won adventures is his most compelling story, but his memoir remained - at 12 volumes - unfinished at the time of his death in 1798. In these selections, made from authoritative French texts, are all the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; carousing and dabbling in the occult; imprisonment and thrilling escape; travels and encounters with major literary figures and world leaders; and, of course, many amorous conquests, ranging from noblewomen to nuns to cobblers' daughters, all of them willing partners in the adventures of his life.

Author Biography:

Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born in Venice, the son of actors who wanted him to become a priest. Instead he had numerous occupations, and is remembered as one of history's great lovers. Stephen Satarelli is a poet and translator of Italian and French literary works. Sophie Hawes is an artist, printmaker, and translator. Gilberto Pizzamiglio is Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Venice.

Release date NZ

February 7th, 2002

Author

Giacomo Casanova

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Edited by Gilberto Pizzamiglio
Introduction by Gilberto Pizzamiglio
Translated by Sophie Hawkes
Translated by Stephen Sartarelli

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Imprint

Penguin Classics

Pages

576

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Dimensions

129x198x24

ISBN-13

9780140439151

Product ID

1743482

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