Venice Is a Fish by Tiziano Scarpa

Venice Is a Fish by Tiziano Scarpa

One of Italy's brightest literary lights reinvents travel writing with a seductive, intoxicating celebration of the magical saltwater city

Venice is a fish, writes Tiziano Scarpa. It's like a vast sole stretched out against the deep. How did this marvelous beast make its way up the Adriatic and fetch up here, of all places? Paying homage to his native city in a lyrical and evocative style, he guides readers down tiny alleys, over bridges, and through squares, daring us to lose ourselves, forget the guidebooks, and experience Venice as Venetians do.

Venice Is a Fish provides no hotel ratings or museum hours. Instead, in a delightful initiation, Scarpa tells us how to balance while standing on a gondola; where lovers will find the best secret hiding places; the finer points of etiquette and navigation during an agua alta; and how best to defend ourselves from the pitiless beauty of one of the world's most stimulating cities. Open Venice Is a Fish, and Scarpa's magnificent images, secret history, and hidden lore unfold like a treasure map of the senses.

Tiziano Scarpa was born in the city of Venice in the year 1963. He is a poet, playwright, and essayist who received the Italia Award for his writing in 1997. He is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Eyes on the Broiler and Stabat Mater, which received Italy's highest literary distinction, the Strega Award. Popcorn, his radio play, gained widespread critical praise and was broadcast on the BBC and other European radio stations. Scarpa is a frequent speaker at creative writing conferences and contributes to major newspapers as a journalist. He is based in Venice.

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ISBN 13	9781592404070
ISBN 10	1592404073
Title	Venice Is a Fish
Author	Tiziano Scarpa
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Gotham Books
Year published	2008-08-14
Number of pages	153
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