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The Duel

Giacomo Casanova

3.5/5 ( ratings)

One of the few works written in Casanova?s native Italian, The Duel is an important example of the infamous Lothario?s vivid prose style. Translated for the first time into English, this autobiographical novel describes Casanova?s extraordinary battle with a Polish count, while on the run from the Venetian authorities. Having escaped from Venice?s infamous Piombi Prison, Casanova was forced into exile. Far from destitute, however, his reputation gained him entry into European society?s highest echelons. Yet there, he soon found himself obliged to engage in a duel over a ballerina?a lady in whom neither he nor his Polish rival had the slightest interest. Recounting the deadly encounter and the surprising events it precipitated with sardonic wit, Casanova creates a work of thrilling adventure and inimitable literary style. Giacomo Casanova was an adventurer, a spy, a poet, and a novelist. His literary reputation rests on his remarkable History of My Life, which vividly records not only his exploits and adventures but the manners and morals of the day.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1789

ISBN 13: 9781843910329

The Duel

Giacomo Casanova

3.5/5 ( ratings)

One of the few works written in Casanova?s native Italian, The Duel is an important example of the infamous Lothario?s vivid prose style. Translated for the first time into English, this autobiographical novel describes Casanova?s extraordinary battle with a Polish count, while on the run from the Venetian authorities. Having escaped from Venice?s infamous Piombi Prison, Casanova was forced into exile. Far from destitute, however, his reputation gained him entry into European society?s highest echelons. Yet there, he soon found himself obliged to engage in a duel over a ballerina?a lady in whom neither he nor his Polish rival had the slightest interest. Recounting the deadly encounter and the surprising events it precipitated with sardonic wit, Casanova creates a work of thrilling adventure and inimitable literary style. Giacomo Casanova was an adventurer, a spy, a poet, and a novelist. His literary reputation rests on his remarkable History of My Life, which vividly records not only his exploits and adventures but the manners and morals of the day.

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Release: January 01, 1789

ISBN 13: 9781843910329

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