Book description
Donna Leon has won a huge number of passionate fans and a tremendous amount of critical acclaim for her international bestselling mystery series featuring Venetian Commissario Guido Brunetti. These accolades have built up not just for her intricate plots and gripping narratives, but for her insight into the culture, politics,…
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1 author picked My Venice and Other Essays as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As have most of her readers, I discovered Donna Leon through her Guido Brunetti mysteries, which are largely set in Venice. Leon’s Brunetti is a complex character, a quintessentially Venetian blend of cynicism and empathy that, now having read these essays, is clearly a reflection of his creator. That revelation didn’t only enrich my reading of the Brunetti stories; it offered insights into Leon’s craft, something the novelist in me always welcomes.
Yet that isn’t why I picked up My Venice. I’ve longed to return to Venice ever since I fell in love with it decades ago. And if …
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