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Come to me. Don’t be afraid. Resist no longer the whispers of the lagoon. Climb down the stairs of the sunken houses of Venice, floor by floor. Deeper. Deeper. Below, in the darkness, something is waiting for you. A secret. Salvation. Death. Black fog creeps towards Venice, black as the paint of a gondola, meandering through the lagoon and filling the channels with something dark. Something evil. Something that brings death and doom. Marco, son of a glassblower, and his girlfriend Chiara, the mask-maker, seem to be the only ones capable of saving Venice. But in doing so, they must not only fight against ancient magic, against intrigue and betrayal, but also surrender themselves to the whispering of the lagoon - and the fish-men, who according to legend live deep under the city.
Few people know it, but Italo Svevo lived for over fifteen years in Venice, at the Sacca Serenella on the island of Murano, commuting, a little anonymous and a little dark, between this strip of land surrounded by the lagoon and his native Trieste. His father-in-law Gioacchino Veneziani's father-in-law, Gioacchino Veneziani's father-in-law, had a heavy burden as director of the Murano branch of the large Trieste underwater paint factory, but duty came first.This long period is marked by hours and hours spent waiting for the chemical preparation to be melted in the furnaces; by his assiduous correspondence with his wife Livia, who remained in Trieste; by nights stolen from sleep to write or reflect; by shrill notes torn from a violin that seemed to mockingly parody the torment of his frustrated soul. Paolo Puppa reconstructs, starting from the original correspondence of the writer from Trieste, the stay of Ettore Schmitz-Italo Svevo in Murano, giving life to a real monologue of the soul.Svevo appears there in all his human weakness, torn between the anxiety to write and the duty to work, between the passionate love for his wife and living with an island that is not always a friend.Only the sunsets in the lagoon, the wandering through the calli, the Venetian festivals know how to make the sensitive eyes of the writer shine, recluse almost in a hermitage surrounded by water. "Svevo a Venezia" has a preface by Elvio Guagnini, director of the magazine of Swabian studies in Trieste and full professor of Italian literature at the University of Trieste. The full text will be recited by Mario Valgoi at the Conservatory of Trieste with the accompaniment of the pianist Carlo Carratelli.
"Walks in Venice" is a detailed guide rich in historical-artistic information able to satisfy the needs of the most demanding traveller, but also the spontaneous curiosity of those who simply want to relax by immersing themselves in the particular iridescent atmospheres of light and water of this unique city.The twelve lagoon itineraries proposed by Ernesto Maria Sfriso - a writer with a long experience as a tourist guide in Venice - aim to accompany the visitor step by step in the discovery of the magnificent palaces, the splendid churches, the numerous civic or private museums and the historical monuments that follow one another along the calli and squares of each sestiere, dwelling punctually on the rich harvest of works of art that the Republic of Venice has been able to produce and welcome during its millenary history of political and commercial power.The routes also lead to the islands surrounding Venice - Murano, Burano, Torcello, the Lido, but also to the smaller convents and cultural centres - to then move inland through Mestre and on to visit the stately homes along the route to Treviso, the beautiful Venetian villas that are reflected in the waters of the Riviera del Brenta, and finally the airy streets of Chioggia.
From the former editor in chief of House Beautiful, a vividly fresh collection of personality-filled kitchen designs and remodeling wisdom from innovators, designers, and creative thinkers The past few years have made us all want to rethink our living spaces, particularly our kitchens. Our inner voices are saying, “You spend a lot of time in this room. Shouldn’t it feel more like you?” Now it can. In Uncommon Kitchens, Sophie Donelson, the former editor in chief of House Beautiful, revolutionizes traditional kitchen design with a bevy of inventive ideas for makeovers both large and small. The kitchen is designed unlike any other room in the house, but that doesn’t mean you have to be hemmed in by tradition. Donelson takes a rule-breaking approach, mixing and layering styles, colors, furnishings, and layouts to make even well-trodden kitchens vividly fresh. Drawing on advice and up-to-the-minute projects from designers such as Frances Merrill, Jaqui Seerman, Victoria Sass, and many more, each personality-filled chapter is packed with liberating designs that will change your thinking about the tried-and-true kitchen. Learn from DIYers, Instagrammers, and design experts including Nate McBride, Justina Blakeney, and Athena Calderone. Be inspired by innovators such as MK Quinlan and James Coviello. Uncommon Kitchens is a collection of imaginative new spaces that will make you a quick DIY convert, packed with indispensable tips to help you revolutionize your kitchen.
A page-turner that captures this leading Modernist in his own words. – Bennett Johnson, Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine Viennese émigré Paul T. Frankl was a pioneer of early modern design in America, known for his “Skyscraper” furniture of the 1920s and work for Hollywood celebrities. His autobiography, thought for decades to be lost, is annotated by design scholar Christopher Long and accompanied by previously unpublished photographs and drawings. Hand-sewn with a linen cover, this book won the “Most Beautiful Book” design award in Austria.
From the Fence until Lunchtime can be read as a stand-alone story but it is also the sequel to DIPSORA (ISBN 9781871506747). All the central family characters are reintroduced as Kostas returns from St Petersburg to live again at Lakelands with Valeriya, the Russian agent and love of his life who is also one of the narrators of this story. A luxurious holiday cruise embroils the Nashes in a violent death leading to the Italian Mafia’s involvement in the subsequent cover-up of the crime and concomitant exposure of British political sleaze. The other narrator, Maxine, is pursuing a new career in the City with the Nash family business where she begins a passionate affair with her boss, who is also her first cousin. Constricted by the need for secrecy and almost completely unsupported, Maxine endures sacrifice and heartbreak as the yoke of dynastic duty is laid on rich, handsome George who continues to have it all, up to and beyond the bittersweet ending.
