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Venice : the lion, the city, and the water / Cees Nooteboom ; with photographs by Simone Sassen ; translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson.

by Nooteboom, Cees, 1933-

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Yale University Press, 2020.

914.531092 N819v

Nooteboom, Cees, 1933-

Nooteboom, Cees, 1933- -- Travel -- Italy -- Venice.

Authors, Dutch -- 20th century -- Biography.

Venice (Italy) -- Description and travel -- 20th century.

Margellos world republic of letters book.

9780300254372 (hc.)

302 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.

"First published as Venetië : de leeuw, de stad en het water by De Bezige Bij, Amsterdam, in 2019" -- title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

"The critically acclaimed Dutch novelist, poet, and travel writer Cees Nooteboom pays tribute to Venice, the city, its history, and its treasures. For over fifty years, celebrated author Cees Nooteboom has been captivated by the city of Venice, that 'absurd combination of power, money, genius and great art.' Beginning with his first visit in 1964, Nooteboom deftly weaves together his many travels to the floating city, vividly bringing to life the destination he discovered and admired from the alleys, locked gates, and countless canals. Surrounded by the dead, he pays homage to the painters and writers who lived and worked there, to the palaces, bridges, painting, and sculpture that give the city a kind of immortality. With his ability to penetrate to the core of his destinations, Nooteboom produces a radiant tribute to Venice, in the vein of Steinbeck, Forster, or Theroux."--From publisher.

Travel memoirs.

Sassen, Simone, 1952-

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