Vaporetto 13
by Robert Girardi
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Jack Squire is a successful currency trader on business in Venice. Haunted by recent events in his life, he takes to walking the streets at midnight. He meets the ethereal Caterina, a woman who seems to bear the sadness of centuries, who eventually changes his view of life and of death.Tags
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Set in Venice; an American money trader falls under the spell of a mysterious woman. He never finds out who she is although the reader suspects she is long dead. His obsession eventually ruins his career, but he gains the dubious talent of seeing in advance illness and death in friends and family
Histoire excellente. Personnages biens travaillés. Ambiance vénitienne très bonne.
Jul 24, 2009French
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- Canonical title
- Vaporetto 13
- Original publication date
- 1997
- People/Characters
- Wilson Squire; Caterina
- Important places
- Venice, Veneto, Italy
- Epigraph
- Look at it, peering with its cold smile
into the blue decayed glass.
--Osip Mandelstam - First words
- Elizabeth lay panting on the steel table, her yellow eyes dark with fear.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And we shake hands and leave it at that.
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- Languages
- English, Estonian, French, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 9
