The Story of My Life

Gilberto Pizzamiglio, Giacomo Casanova, Gilberto Pizzamiglio , Sophie Hawkes

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Penguin Classics
11 February 2002

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.

By: Giacomo Casanova
Introduction by: Gilberto Pizzamiglio
Edited by: Gilberto Pizzamiglio
Translated by: Sophie Hawkes, Stephen Sartarelli
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9780140439151
ISBN 10: 0140439153
Pages: 576
Publication Date: 11 February 2002
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.