Vidal in Venice

Name: Vidal in Venice
Brand: Brilliance Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Gore Vidal
ISBN: 9781799751724

Author: Gore Vidal

Narrator: Jeff Cummings

Unabridged: 3 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Published: 10/06/2020

Categories: Nonfiction, Travel, Europe, Italy

Synopsis

Discover Venice through the vibrant and personal observations of Gore Vidal. Listen as he walks the storied streets, recounting the city’s rich history and exploring his own family ties to the area. Filled with insightful impressions of Venice’s culture, fine art, and architecture, this audiobook is an unforgettable adventure by one of America’s most significant writers.

About Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal (1925–2012) was born at the United States Military Academy at West Point. His first novel, Williwaw, written when he was 19 years old and serving in the army, appeared in the spring of 1946. He wrote 23 novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over 200 essays, and a memoir.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Avis on October 01, 2021

This is the kind of book I rarely find in travel literature, one filled with history delivered with a shrewd wit and a strong appreciation for aesthetics. A very good example of its kind. Available at the Internet [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Rob on April 20, 2021

Well of course it's not a travel guide! It's a Gore Vidal travel guide! But even if you do approach the book as an oversized Baedeker it's still a very useful book; its photos classy and plentiful, its historical points painting a colourful picture of the centuries from muddy lagoon to quasi-Disneyla......more

Goodreads review by J on December 06, 2022

If you’re interested in the history of Venice, this is an outstanding book. I love Gore Vidal’s writing style. The opening line continues to stick with me. One of the greatest writers of our time.......more

Goodreads review by Martha on May 03, 2014

I'm not too keen on Vidal's self-centered, elitist nonsense, but did enjoy his often cynical view of history and focus on fascinating details of the Venetian City-State. The book is old (Reagan was president), the author is dead, but some of the tidbits will feed nicely for me into an upcoming trip......more