Amante de Bolzano, La (Paperback)

from frank_oconnor

Marai has a way of writing for a long time about the smallest of events. He does it well, though, and the result in hypnotic. The book has a number of interesting twists and subverts the usual male/female dynamic in a satisfactory way.

from Gary10

Translated from Hungarian. Based on the real life adventures of Casanova. Makes it clear that the Casanova was trapped by his inability to actually fall in love--the central irony of his life. Enjoyable read.

from kblaas

A study of desire, seperating what makes people attractive apart from their physical beauty.

from Eoin

3.8 A pleasurable novella (really, just the longest short story I have ever read) about the limits of the Casanova legend. A bit long-winded and monologue-y, in the Borges-Calvino spectrum, but delightfully so. Worth it for the prices.

from jonfaith

Two years ago I was hunting a complete Memoirs of Casanova while in a Powell's in Chicago. I asked the associate if there were any in stock. He pointed me to a Classics section where a Penguin single volume abridgement sat, lacking any immediate street cred. I asked if there weren't any complete ...