{"product_id":"9781861893376","title":"The Other Venice: Secrets of the City","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo know a city is to become intimately intertwined with its nooks, crevices, secret passageways, and dark places where its lifeblood flows—and what city has more of those than Venice? In \u003ci\u003eThe Other Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, Predrag Matvejevic ventures past the infamous canals and cobblestone streets of the tourist’s Venice to find the heart of the ancient Italian metropolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA lyric re-imagining of the City of Romance, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Venice\u003c\/i\u003e utterly reconfigures the Venetian landscape, as Matvejevic follows both real and imaginary maps, contemporary and historical, to trace out the details of this sensuous city. He probes into what the ancient metropolis means to its people, the nation, and global culture. But he also finds hints of life in the smallest and most mundane details—ancient bridges, rust-flecked boats, wall sculptures, rivers, and piazzas scattered throughout the city. Each has a little-known story and with Matvejevic as our guide, he reveals the stories behind them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book carries readers to a Venice that has escaped the eyes of writers, artists, and photographers through the centuries, and Matejevic by turns plays a historian, cartographer, anthropologist, and philologist as he unravels elusive artifacts of time past. Arresting black-and-white photographs by renowned photographer Sarah Quill accompany the text, offering a silent testament to Matvejevic’s pilgrimage. A fascinating and beautifully written guide, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Venice\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that there is always another mystery to uncover in the city of water and stone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47039466078448,"sku":"9781861893376","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781861893376_p0.jpg?v=1763601100","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781861893376","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}