John Berendt

Traces the aftermath of the 1996 Venice opera house fire, an event that devastated Venetian society and was investigated by the author, who through interviews with local figures learned about the region's rich cultural history.

The City of Falling Angels

Shots rang out in Savannah's grandest mansion in the misty,early morning hours of May 2, 1981. Was it murder or self-defense? For nearly a decade, the shooting and its aftermath reverberated throughout this hauntingly beautiful city of moss-hung oaks and shaded squares. John Berendt's sharply observed, suspenseful, and witty narrative reads like a thoroughly engrossing novel, and yet it is a work of nonfiction. Berendt skillfully interweaves a hugely entertaining first-person account of life in this isolated remnant of the Old South with the unpredictable twists and turns of a landmark murder case. It is a spellbinding story peopled by a gallery of remarkable characters: the well-bred society ladies of the Married Woman's Card Club; the turbulent young redneck gigolo; the hapless recluse who owns a bottle of poison so powerful it could kill every man, woman, and child in Savannah; the aging and profane Southern belle who is the "soul of pampered self-absorption"; the uproariously funny black drag queen; the acerbic and arrogant antiques dealer; the sweet-talking, piano-playing con artist; young blacks dancing the minuet at the black debutante ball; and Minerva, the voodoo priestess who works her magic in the graveyard at midnight. These and other Savannahians act as a Greek chorus, with Berendt revealing the alliances, hostilities, and intrigues that thrive in a town where everyone knows everyone else. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil is a sublime and seductive reading experience. Brilliantly conceived and masterfully written, this enormously engaging portrait of a most beguiling Southern city has become a modern classic.

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

Dave Eggers

Donald W. George

Including contributions from Dave Eggers, Pico Iyer, Richard Ford and Jane Smiley, more than 20 well-known writers share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Original.

Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers

An Innocent Abroad

The author of "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" returns after a decade to offer, in his inimitable style, an intimate look at the "magic, mystery, and decadence" of the city of Venice and its inhabitants. (Foreign Travel)

Paula Reis

Meia-noite no jardim do bem e do mal: uma história em Savannah

Se cumplen ahora diez anos desde que John Berendt publicara su primer libro, "Medianoche en el jardin del bien y del mal," titulo que batio record al permanecer cuatro anos en la lista de libros mas vendidos del New York Times. La inimitable capacidad de Berendt para recrear lugares, convirtio Savannah, la ciudad retratada, en un lugar exotico que incluso vio como el turismo incrementaba en un 46% a raiz de la publicacion del libro. Solo Berendt es capaz de producir un fenomeno de estas caracteristicas, y por eso el es el escrito indicado para capturar la esencia de Venecia: ciudad de mascaras, de puentes estrechos y callejones oscuros, de belleza descomunal. Venecia una ciudad que se mueve entre los miles de anos de historia y sus obras de arte y la decadencia. "La ciudad donde los angeles caen" da comienzo con los acontecimientos que se produjeron el 29 de enero de 1996, cuando un terrible incendio destruyo la opera Fenice. La perdida del Fenice, donde se estrenaron cinco importantes obras de Vivaldi, es una catastrofe para los venecianos. Tres dias mas tarde John Berendt llega a la ciudad y sin apenas darse cuenta se convierte en una especie de detective que gradualmente revelara la verdad que se esconde tras semejante desastre. En el curso de la investigacion, Berendt nos presenta a personajes pintorescos: un poeta veneciano que se suicida, dejando tras de si una mancha de crimen y misterio, la primera familia de expatriados americanos que pierden posesion de un bello palacio veneciano, varios miembros de una organizacion americana elitista que ayuda a la conservacion de la ciudad de Venecia, un pintor veneciano provocador y extravagante, y muchos otros... Berendtconstruye una historia de atmosfera envolvente que nos revela varios misterios de la ciudad mas romantica de nuestra civilizacion.

La Ciudad de Los Angeles Caidos

La ciudad de los ángeles caídos

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Elizabeth Barlow Rogers

Illustrated throughout with 2-color and tinted maps and drawings and numerous photographs, Rebuilding Central Park is the first close examination of these invaluable 843 acres in more than a century.

A Management and Restoration Plan

Rebuilding Central Park

Random House

-- A Savannah calendar by the author of the best-selling book, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. -- 12 vibrant portraits of buildings and settings that bring the beguiling city of Savannah to life -- 2 million copies of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in print! -- 3 years on The New York Times bestseller list! -- Now a major motion picture directed by Clint Eastwood, starring Kevin Spacey and John Cusack!

A Year in the Garden of Good and Evil, 1999 Calendar

La Ciudad de los ángeles caídos

A blue jay building a nest outside his window prompts John Berendt to find his camera and record the familiar, yet always fascinating sequence of events that will unfold, from eggs being laid to chicks emerging and trying to fly. Children and adults alike will be astonished at the adventurous spirit of one particularly curious young blue jay as he ventures into the world. The author of the best-selling Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil brings his narrative skill to this up-close and delightfully informal account of an event that recurs each spring.

John Berendt

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