The Story of My Life (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 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.
About the Author
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born in Venice, the son of actors who wanted him to become a priest.
Stephen Sartarelli is a poet and translator of a wide range of literary works from Italian and French.
Sophie Hawkes is an artist, printmaker, and translator.
Gilberto Pizzamiglio is professor of Italian literature at the University of Venice. He has written on Goldoni, Gozzi, and Foscolo.
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