Venice

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Can anyone recommend some interesting books about the history of Venice or fiction set in Venice? Thanks.

They may be a bit dated but Francesco da Mosto, who lives in Venice, did a tv series about Venice for the BBC and wrote books about Venice & Italy in general.

The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill.

Also as pp said Francesco da Mosto’s books about Venetian history.

Miss Garnetts Angel

Donna Leon books.

Thanks! I've read The Man in the Picture but forgotten all about it!

As pp- Donna Leon. A Venetian detective series.

I spent a month in Venice several years ago and read everything I could get my hands on. The month happened to be November, which might have coloured my mood and view, but I absolutely fell in love with Watermark, by the Russian (and later US/American) poet Joseph Brodsky. Brodsky spent winters in Venice for much of his adult life. He died in the mid-1990s and is buried in Venice (Isola di San Michele).

This is a great link, and the comments section is worth a read. I loved Judith Mackrell’s ‘The Unfinished Palazzo’. www.waterstones.com/blog/judith-mackrell-recommends-the-best-books-on-venice
Others I’ve read and enjoyed are
www.amazon.co.uk/Politics-Washing-Real-Life-Venice/dp/0719808782?tag=mumsnetforu03-21
www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Venice-Jonglez-Guides-Thomas/dp/2361950731/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&s=books&keywords=Secret+Venice+jonglez&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1627537392&sr=1-1
www.amazon.co.uk/Venice-Pleasure-J-G-Links/dp/1843681080/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&s=books&keywords=Venice+for+pleasure&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1627537470&sr=1-1
. www.amazon.co.uk/Virgins-Venice-Enclosed-Renaissance-Convent/dp/0670896357/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&s=books&keywords=Virgins+of+Venice&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&qid=1627537594&sr=1-1

Thank you!!

One more…this is one I bought in Venice, but it is available on Amazon.
Excellent book.
www.amazon.co.uk/GIANIGHIAN-GIORGIO-PAVANINI-Giorgio-Gianighian/dp/8896224268?tag=mumsnetforu03-21
You’ve started me wanting another Venice book! Stanfords link.
www.stanfords.co.uk/AdvancedSearch?q=Venice
Did you ever see this programme? Well worth watching, if you are missing Venice! 😀

Thanks again! I am actually in Venice at the moment (well technically I am on the train speeding out of Venice 😪) and it has whetted my appetite to find out more!

John Julius Norwich's A History of Venice
Jan Morris - Venice
Deborah Howard - The Architectural History of Venice

If you're brave: Daphne du Maurier's Don't Look Now (and the Nicholas Roeg film adaptation) or Ian McEwan's The Comfort of Strangers (there is also a (not very pleasant) film adaptation of this).

Lucky you! Looks like a beautiful day in Venice. www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/veneto/venezia/piazza-san-marco.html
I’d recommend the Polly Coles book as a light, interesting Kindle read for the train, about a year she spent in Venice with her family.

This is a bit different: https://commapress.co.uk/books/the-book-of-venice

Short stories about Venetians and the impact of tourism.

I second Judith Mackrell's The Unfinished Palazzo.

Also Henry James The Aspern Papers.

Venice is a Fish by Tiziano Scarpa is a quirky guide to Venetian history and culture.

I've also enjoyed Philip Gwynne Jones's light detective fiction set in Venice.

Here's a curated list of books set in Venice, just choose your preferred genre: www.tripfiction.com/find-a-book/?location=Venice&btitle=&bauthor=&genre=Genre...

Thanks!

Was just reading this www.tchevalier.com/
Tracy Chevalier’s next novel is set in 18th century Venice - one to look out for. 😀