Watermark - An Essay on Venice

Informationen zum Autor Joseph Brodsky Klappentext 'Reading Brodsky's essays is like a conversation with an immensely erudite, hugely entertaining and witty (and often very funny) interlocutor' Wall Street Journal Watermark is Joseph Brodsky's witty, intelligent, moving and elegant portrait of Venice. Looking at every aspect of the city, from its waterways, streets and architecture to its food, politics and people, Brodsky captures its magnificence and beauty, and recalls his own memories of the place he called home for many winters, as he remembers friends, lovers and enemies he has encountered. Above all, he reflects with great poetic force on how the rising tide of time affects city and inhabitants alike. Watermark is an unforgettable piece of writing, and a wonderful evocation of a remarkable, unique city. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Zusammenfassung Looking at every aspect of the city, from its waterways, streets and architecture to its food, politics and people, the author captures its magnificence and beauty, and recalls his own memories of the place he called home for many winters, as he remembers friends, lovers and enemies he has encountered.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph Brodsky, Brodsky Joseph
• Editore: Penguin Books Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.02.2013
• EAN: 9780141391496
• ISBN: 978-0-14-139149-6
• Pagine: 144
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 200 mm x 10 mm
• Serie: Penguin Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Europa; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, Italy, Travel writing, Biography and non-fiction prose