The Story of My Life

Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, swashbuckler, poet, self-made gentleman, bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover of the Western world, but a supreme story teller. He lived a life stranger than most fictions, and the tale of his own adventures is his most compelling story, and one that remained unfinished at the time of his death. This new selection contains all the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; his dabbling in the occult; his imprisonment and thrilling escape; and his amorous conquests, ranging from noblewomen to nuns.

Author: Giacomo Casanova
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 05/01/2001
Pages: 576
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780140439151
ISBN10: 0140439153
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs

About the Author
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was born in Venice, the son of actors who wanted him to become a priest. Instead he had numerous occupations, and is remembered as one of history's great lovers. Stephen Satarelli is a poet and translator of Italian and French literary works. Sophie Hawes is an artist, printmaker, and translator. Gilberto Pizzamiglio is Professor of Italian Literature at the University of Venice.