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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.253
EAN num: 9780140439151
ISBN number: 0140439153
Label: Penguin Classics
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 576
Printing Date: May 01, 2001
Publishing house: Penguin Classics
Sale Popularity Level: 346155
Studio: Penguin Classics
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Coming to the big screen this January—Buena Vista’s Casanova, starring Heath Ledger and Sienna Miller
Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, Good Samaritan, spy, swashbuckler, self-made gentleman, entrepreneur, poet, translator, philosopher, and general bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover the Western world has known but also astoryteller of the very first order.
The Penguin Classics edition of Casanova’s The Story of My Life features a brilliant translation by Stephen Sartarelli and Sophie Hawkes and provides readers with the most famous episodes as well as the overall shape of Casanova’s monumental memoir in one beguiling, unique volume.
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Reading this book was a real chore. And a real snore.
Given the sensational subject matter and the supposed wit and charm of the author, I had the feeling I was reading a really really bad translation.
Im glad that other readers have confirmed this. ***DO NOT*** buy this edition unless you want dull lifeless tedious boooooooring version of this book.
560+ pages? dang. i will have to wait 10 years before I give it another shot. what a waste. curse you penguin!
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I gave this book four stars only because Casanova is such a well-known figure whose name has actually entered the English language. The book is a supposed autobiography and Casanova's sexual escapades and has much more in common with Baron von Munchhausen's fanciful tales than they do with reality. Casanova, who regarded himself as an artistic man of letters, tells literally unbelievable stories on himself. I especially like the tale in which a town's physician tells him to return "anytime" because he's infected half the women in the city with venereal diseases!
The whole thing is one long dirty joke and, if you believe this thing, the joke is on you and Casanova gets the last laugh.
Ron Braithwaite author of novels--"Skull Rack" and "Hummingbird God"--on the Spanish Conquest of Mexico
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There are dozens of different versions of this book, and they are all DRAMATICALLY different. Do not buy this "Penguin Classics" edition!!!!!!!!!
It is horrible! All the good parts have been "abridged" out of it.
This is one of the silliest ideas I ever heard-but Penguin apparently tried to "clean up" Casanova. They have removed most of his stories about seduction from his auto-biography! Since Casanova was the world's greatest lover, I don't know why they think anyone would want the book except to read about seductions but those are exactly the parts they took out!
Only Penguin could make Casanova boring.
Buy a different edition of the book!
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I love reading about Casanova's exploits, so I bought this copy for my collection. The pages are durable and strong, the spine doesn't bend or break like some books tend to do, so you end up with that funny "bump", you know what I mean? The text is legible and large enough, the font is a good choice. The front photo is cute to look at, and it doesn't fade. Over all, an excellent copy of this often reprinted story.
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Giacomo Casanova (his name has become synonymous with that of a fiery amatory male!) was born in 1725. Somehow he managed to live until 1798 in a life which would make many people tired by just reading about his countless adventures!
Among his many avocations was that of priest; soldier; courtier; gambler; violinist; spy;translator and famed author. Casanova managed to cram several lifetimes into his 73 wild years. If you want to follow this ultimate rake across the world be prepared to visit Italy, Germany,England,France, Spain, Switzerland, the Ottoman Empire of Turkey and Russia. Along the roue's route he met such luminaries as Voltaire, Frederick the Great and Catherine the Great.
Casanova a serial lover of the fair and innocent maidens he seduce dwith wit, charm and seductive skills. He was imprisoned at times always managing a daring escape or the ability to have friends in high place save his love machine hide. He was no dunce being able to write and converse in many languages. His autobiography was written in French being widely published in his lifetime and ever since.
The Penguin edition is an abridgement of his monumental work which in its entirety would swell to over 3,000 pages. The translators add material which connects the episodes. The book is filled with colorful characters; excellent descriptions of what Europe was like among the elite and filled with enough sex scenes to keep the reader searching for more.
Casanova was not someone you would want your daughter to bring home to meet her family. He would make an excellent guest on the TV chat shows!
Enjoy a few hours of pure escapism with this famous work!
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