the city of falling angels

There was a problem loading your book clubs. The author introduces us to many interesting people, both the native Venetians of all classes and the various expatriats who call Venice home. It seemed to tickle him that anyone could think that generations of operagoers, like the Marcellos, had been drawn to the opera by anything as lofty as music or culture-Benedetto Marcello, the eighteenth-century composer and one of Girolamo Marcello's forebears, notwithstanding. Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. The empty canal would make it impossible for fireboats to reach the Fenice, and, worse than that, it would deprive them of a source of water. Then they heard the sirens, lots of them, many more than usual. A great story-teller who aptly mixes history with mystery. Igor Stravinsky had been buried on San Michele, and so had Sergei Diaghilev and Ezra Pound. It was October of 1997 during my honeymoon and my husband and I had just arrived and were trying to find our Venetian hotel. This year it was to be a masked ball, based on the theme of Carnival, and it would be held in the Rainbow Room on the sixty-fifth floor of Rockefeller Center. 4) Summary: As mysterious murders threaten the new peace between Shadowhunters and Downworlders, only Simon, the Daylighter vampire, can help bring both groups together. Only wish I could meet some of the people he had access to. The floor-to-ceiling shelves held forty thousand volumes of private and state papers, some of them more than a thousand years old. Signor Seguso went into his bedroom and stood at the corner window, which was even closer to the Fenice than the living room window. It suddenly occurred to Girolamo Marcello that his wife, Lesa, who was out of town, might hear about the fire before he had a chance to tell her that her family and her house were safe. Nonetheless highly recommended, especially for those planning a trip to Italy and Venice. Archimede was the twenty-first generation and one of the greatest of them all. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. I picked up this book and bought it mainly because of my first memory of Venice. The living room window looked across a small canal at the back of the Fenice Opera House, thirty feet away. Suddenly another enormous boom shook the ground. I enjoyed learning that everyone walks in Venice--there are no cars. It was quite a chore to listen to on audio, but I think it would have been the same for print. They were large, muscular hands, the hands of an artisan whose work demanded physical strength. Funny, insightful, illuminating . In the living room, Signora Seguso paused to look out the window before lowering the curtain. This led to an interlude about a master glassblower who was inspired to create pieces representative of what he saw as he watched the building burn. Then it soared aloft again, banked over the Fenice and, to cheers from rooftops, dropped its water. The City of Falling Angels is Berendt's first book since Midnight, and it immediately reminds one what all the fuss was about. Seen from above, Venice resembled a jigsaw puzzle of terra-cotta rooftops. . p. cm.—(The mortal instruments; bk. Downworlders and Shadowhunters are at peace at last. News, author interviews, critics' picks and more. Countess Marcello worked for Save Venice, the American nonprofit organization devoted to raising money for restoring Venetian art and architecture. THE AIR STILL SMELLED OF CHARCOAL when I arrived in Venice three days after the fire. I loved it! "It's gone. An American walks around Venice trying to explain its peculiarities. City of Fallen Angels is the fourth book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. Several policemen struggled with the massive front door of the Fenice, but to no avail. . It arrived on time , was an acceptable copy and what's more I finished it last night. Marcello's ancestors included a fifteenth-century doge, or head of state. But elsewhere this is far from true. Publication date. He had once described himself to an interviewer as "inquisitive, restless, eclectic, impulsive and capricious." In response, Signor Seguso remarked from the other room that it must have come in very quickly, because he had seen the quarter moon in a clear sky only a few minutes before. If it was, the most impressive private library in Venice would disappear with it. Its history, its greats, its eccentrics, its social history, what Venice was, is and what it hopes to be. I find Berendt's style of writing engaging and his story telling an enjoyable way to explore history from a unique perspective. A hissing plume of steam and smoke coiled up from the Fenice, but the fire kept burning undiminished. . Hotel lobbies and souvenir shops stood virtually empty. City of Fallen Angels (The Mortal Instruments #4) The Mortal War is over, and sixteen-year-old Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. 0340825006. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. The city had no system of fire hydrants. Archimede Seguso had been making glass since the age of eleven, and by the time he was twenty, he had earned the nickname "Mago del Fuoco" (Wizard of Fire). Signor and Signora Seguso had always taken a box for the season, and over the years they had been given increasingly desirable locations until they finally found themselves next to the royal box. They aimed their nozzles at flames burning furiously in a top-floor window of the theater, but the water pressure was too low. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2015. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. She thought it was lightning. This book was slow going. The absurdities are worth reading about particularly if you are aware of NYC socialites whose names are within the book. As travel writing, City of Falling Angels is superb. The problem with the book is, although it paints a vivid picture of Venice, it doesn’t grab the reader like Berendt’s previous book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. City of Falling Angels is a mischievous, charming and compelling portrait of a beguiling city and its people. The Mortal War is over, and Clary Fray is back home in New York, excited about all the possibilities before her. The rest, particularly the boxes, are really best for looking at the audience. I love Berendt's style of writing and this is very well done. It had been closed five months for renovations and was due to reopen in a month. The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt 342pp, Sceptre, £20 "Guess what!" Only a third of the seats are positioned so they have a good view of the stage. The Segusos were due west of the theater, however, and Signor Seguso calculated that if the wind did not change direction or pick up strength, the fire would advance toward the other side of the Fenice rather than in their direction. "It's too late," said one. "Girolamo!" Over the past thirty years, Save Venice had restored scores of paintings, frescoes, mosaics, statues, ceilings, and building façades. City of Fallen Angels; Page 1. A brilliant Venetian book even if you haven't been ! To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The Marcellos had, in fact, been among the families that built the Fenice and owned it until just before World War II, when the municipality of Venice took it over. The wail of sirens now filled the air as police and firemen raced up and down the Grand Canal in motorboats, spanking up huge butterfly wings of spray as they bounced through the wakes of other boats. There are pluses (the last train to the mainland leaves at 9 pm, and it's expensive to stay at a hotel in the city, so the majority of the tourists clear out for the night) and minuses (oh, those tourists and their obsession. Save Venice had become a hugely popular charity in America, largely because it was set up to be, in a sense, a participatory charity. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Then came the main body of the theater with its elaborately rococo auditorium, and finally the vast backstage area. The author relates everything that is great and not so great about Venice. The Segusos lived on the third floor of Ca' Capello, a sixteenth-century house in the heart of Venice. Berendt is a very patient writer, which to me is neither a compliment or an insult. So there was reason to hope that Brodsky could be buried there, too, and this was on Marcello's mind when the lights went out. I picked up this book and bought it mainly because of my first memory of Venice. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. ), the character development (how many characters? *Midnight* was such an entertaining, intriguing book that it would only be natural to go looking for more from Berendt. The author introduces us to many interesting people, both the native Venetians of all classes and the various expatriats who call Venice home. September 26th 2006 The series was meant to end with City of Glass; it was announced in March 2010 that a fourth book would be added, with Cassandra Clare later saying that she views this as a "second trilogy" in the series.The book was released on April 5, 2011. When the fire broke out, a million things went swiftly and horribly wrong: the interior of the opera house was littered with open paint cans, chemicals, and cloths, making accidental fire an inevitability, and the fire alarm was disabled. Gino was still out at the Seguso glass factory in Murano. Two fireboats managed to navigate to a water-filled canal a short distance from the Fenice. There is no Lady Chablis! ), the character development (how many characters? I didn't finish the book, but from what I read (about 3/4ths) I didn't like it, except for the Ezra Pound section - although I didn't really see the connection with the Fenice theater burning. Signor Seguso waited patiently at the table. Marcello walked to the edge of Campo San Fantin and found himself standing in the midst of a crowd that included the entire city council, which had rushed in a body from Ca' Farsetti, the town hall, where it had been in an evening session. Somewhat of a falling off, probably because Berendt found more interesting weirdos in Savannah than he did in Venice. A powerful updraft sent chunks of burning embers, some as big as shoe boxes, arcing over Venice like comets. Just as she started to lower the curtain, Signora Seguso saw a flash. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. She looked over her husband's shoulder and stifled a scream; the flames had moved closer in the short time she had been away from the window. Recently, Save Venice had restored the Fenice's painted curtain, at a cost of $100,000. Hmm. However, I felt that the author went into way more detail about the Fenice fire than I needed to know. One that was about the real inhabitants and daily lives of Venetians. The City of Falling Angels John Berendt, 2005 Penguin Group USA 414 pp. Signora Seguso knew very well that no one could see in through the windows, but it was her way of enfolding her family in a domestic embrace. . The collection amounted to a treasure trove of Venetian history, and Marcello regularly made it available to scholars. For these few weeks, Venetians could stride through their city without having to squeeze past dense clusters of slow-moving tourists. Wonderfully written, wonderful out of the ordinary people. "In the old days," he said, "the private boxes had curtains you could close, even during the performance. Like his previous nonfictional work, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" the author takes an event, (this time the fire at the Fenice, the Venice Opera House in 1996) investigates it and creates a story he, as the author, and we the reader, all become intrigued by. This is the eleventh track from the soundtrack from Gabriel Yared's score for the movie City of Angels, 1998. His cupped hand was the proud mark of his craft, and this was why the artist who painted his portrait some years ago had taken particular care to show the curve in his left hand. Before joining him, his wife went into the living room to lower the curtains, which was her long-standing evening ritual. Earlier in the day, Count Marcello had learned that the exiled Russian poet and Nobel laureate Joseph Brodsky had died suddenly of a heart attack, at fifty-five, in New York. The opera house was being restored, and was supposed to reopen within a month. For example, the story of Ezra Pound's papers was very compelling to me, probably because I have. The loss of the Fenice, where five of Verdi’s operas premiered, is a catastrophe for Venetians. and he would pull open the curtains and applaud . But nothing comes without a price. Perfect. The book tells the story of some interesting inhabitants of Venice, Italy, whom the author met while living there in the months following a fire which destroyed the historic La Fenice opera house in 1996. she cried out. You can even see it in the architecture. If you liked "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," then you must read this. As always there is a memorable cast of characters. To see what your friends thought of this book, I started this book a few months ago, loved it, continued reading it, continued loving it, then put it down for a few months before ever finishing it. A dozen bewildered guests rolled suitcases out of the Hotel La Fenice, asking directions to the Hotel Saturnia, where they had been told to go. by Penguin Books. Print length. They directed half the water onto the theater in an attempt to contain the fire and the rest of it onto adjacent buildings. I listened to this on audio because I think Holter Graham is an excellent reader, and I think I liked the book, too. She threw herself to the ground in front of the theater, flailing her arms and rolling on the pavement. 56? While the picture is still presented by an interloper into Venetian culture, his view seems to be honest and developed through real relationships with the true residents. Venetians had Venice all to themselves. I found it good and absorbing reading but I am a historian . In "Falling Angels" the core event is the destruction by fire (arson?) The characters are less eccentric, thus less fun than in his previous work, so this book lacks some of the humor which made "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" so unforgettable. A fantastic book. This was an intriguing book ostensibly about the Venice Opera fire but also about Venetian society at large, including the ex-pat community. Rising above it in the distance, some one hundred yards away, the theater's grand entrance wing appeared to be shrouded in mist. The artists. I would recommend this book - but not for a book group. The author, as he did in his smash best-seller. She noticed that the air had become hazy, and she mused aloud that a winter fog had set in. OTHER BOOKS. See 1 question about The City of Falling Angels…, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story, Add page number: The City of Falling Angels. Venice seen by an American writer who was able yo cominglel with expatriates as well as a select number of Venetian upper crust. After all those years of turning the steel pipe hour after hour, Signor Seguso's left hand had molded itself around the pipe until it became permanently cupped, as if the pipe were always in it. She's training to become a Shadowhunter and to use her unique power. Plot. It is every bit as good! The loss of the Fenice, where five of Verdi's operas premiered, is a catastrophe for Venetians. I suppose I will never see it again. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil: A Savannah Story, After Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin, John Berendt: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil : A Savannah Story (Hardcover); 1994 Edition, Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil: A Savannah Story, Death at La Fenice: A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture. It's one of those places where the myth and exclamations and romanticism of tourists overshadow the fact that for some people, it's just home. Brodsky had been a passionate lover of Venice and a friend and houseguest of Marcello's. ", The taxi driver shrugged. The Ezra Pound and Save Venice incidents largely involve dubious Americans with huge egos that need stroking. Archimede Seguso stared into the fire with an appraising eye. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Very well done vignettes on Venetian history as promptef by the fire of the opera house. It was quite a chore to listen to on audio, but I think it would have been the same for print. The City of Falling Angels opens on the evening of January 29, 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Fenice opera house. While technically a piece of non-fiction, the narrative structure of this book makes it seem more an interwoven collection of short vignettes. "How do all these things happen?". Large sections of it only loosely tied into the main story of the burning of Teatro La Fenice, Venice's opera house. For two hundred years, audiences had delighted in the sumptuous clarity of the Fenice's acoustics, the magnificence of its five tiers of gilt-encrusted boxes, and the baroque fantasy of it all. 'Good! Just a disclaimer: I read that one when I was about 14, so perhaps my tastes have just changed. Marcello went back upstairs to his rooftop altana, this time fortified with a bottle of grappa, a video camera, and a bucket of water in case any of the airborne embers should happen to land on his roof. We work hard to protect your security and privacy. People spoke in hushed, dazed tones of the sort one hears when there has been a sudden death in the family. ISBN 978-1-4424-0354-3 (hardcover) ISBN 978-1-4424-0356-7 (eBook) [1. He was, in fact, regarded as something of an authority on the subject. I was rewarded for my perseverence. Unbought copies of the International Herald Tribune remained on newsstand racks all day, and pigeons abandoned sparse pickings in St. Mark's Square to scavenge for crumbs in other parts of the city. The City of Falling Angels opens on the evening of January 29, 1996, when a dramatic fire destroys the historic Venice opera house. Like his previous nonfictional work, "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" the author takes an event, (this time the fire at the Fenice, the Venice Opera House in 1996) investigates it and creates a story he, as the author, and we the reader, all become intrigued by. It was interesting to learn about the city's history and art, as well as its present day politics and culture. The people and places you meet in the book are interesting, but he just couldn't find the quirkiness and the mystery that he found in Savannah. Venetians do appear, but they are either a few eccentric characters, or the elite of the city, and they are outnumbered by foreigners, mainly expatriate American, again of a certain class. I listened to this on audio because I think Holter Graham is an excellent reader, and I think I liked the book, too. Fire Commandant Alfio Pini had already made a momentous strategic decision: The Fenice was lost; save the city. An interesting book about the town of Venice and the people who actually live there- as opposed to the tourists. "They told me we should leave the house at once." Lesa Marcello had flown to New York earlier in the week to attend the winter ball. Whilst this book is not quite as good as Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil it is of profound interest to anyone interested in Venice, heritage or people. More By and About This Author. I enjoyed learning that everyone walks in Venice--there are no cars. As he picked up the telephone to call his wife, Girolamo Marcello suddenly remembered that the ball was scheduled for this very night. The City of Falling Angels NPR coverage of The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt. "You have a point," Marcello replied, "but, as everybody knows, going to the opera has always been a social thing. Then she saw another flash, and this time she knew it was fire. Signor Seguso stood silently at his bedroom window, watching as the flames raced across the entire top floor of the entrance wing. He earned a B.A. "The Fenice is on fire!". Her mother is getting married to the love of her life. Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2018. Tenants, routed from their houses by the police, crossed paths with patrons coming out of the Ristorante Antico Martini. Previous page. It was generally understood that any new arrival, even a native Venetian, would be dug up in ten years and moved to a common burial site farther out in the lagoon. Only a third of the seats are positioned so they have a good view of the stage. Lightning DOES strike twice, though perhaps not for John Berendt. Meanwhile the other Venice, the one inhabited by Venetians, was as busy as ever-the neighborhood shops, the vegetable stands, the fish markets, the wine bars. The author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil returns after more than a decade to give us an intimate look at the "magic, mystery, and decadence" of the city of Venice and its inhabitants. The City of Falling Angels Summary & Study Guide John Berendt This Study Guide consists of approximately 41 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The City of Falling Angels. Unable to add item to List. "Let's go up and see what's happened," said Marcello. City of Fallen Angels. The canal next to the Fenice had been drained recently, and because of this the fire boats weren't. This book is as much about Venice and the people who live there as it is about the Fenice opera house fire. Interesting history and journalism together, Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2018. he said. And that's good. The opera house was being restored, and was supposed to reopen within a month. The investigation of the opera house fire wasn't as compelling as the murder mystery in the the author's previous book, but it still was i. He was the first glassmaker ever to see his work honored with an exhibition in the Doge's Palace in St. Mark's Square. About an hour after the first alarm, the city's big fire launch pulled up at the landing stage behind Haig's Bar. Within days I had heard about it in such detail I felt as if I had been there myself. The Segusos' house was only one of many buildings close to the Fenice. I loved his book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. There are pluses (the last train to the mainland leaves at 9 pm, and it's expensive to stay at a hotel in the city, so the majority of the tourists clear out for the night) and minuses (oh, those tourists and their obsession with the pigeons in Piazza San Marco), but there are also many unique aspects as a result of its geography if nothing else. A cheap copy for me to read over Christmas. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. We’d love your help. He knew that, for all its storied loveliness, the Fenice was at this moment an enormous pile of exquisite kindling. Signor Seguso came quickly to the window. While technically a piece of non-fiction, the narrative structure of this book makes it seem more an interwoven collection of short vignettes. For example, the story of Ezra Pound's papers was very compelling to me, probably because I have some frame of reference for that, whereas I knew nothing about Teatro La Fenice before listening to this book. The City of Falling Angels, Berendt's first book sinceMidnight, is the same unique brand of literary nonfiction that made him a household name. While the picture is still presented by an interloper into Venetian culture, his view see. Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017. There really wasn't enough there for discussion. Someone is murdering the Shado… The city breathed, its pulse quickened. 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