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Title: A Portrait of a City
Review: Having been one of the annoying tourists that swarm through St. Mark's and the Rialto, it was fascinating to gain an insider's perspective on a city that, at first, I had not found all that attractive. I thoroughly enjoyed the snapshots of the local color in Venice, particularly the Plant Man, whom I believe proves beyond dispute that fact can be stranger, and more entertaining, than fiction. A few of the snapshots overextend themselves, particularly the ones concerning the Curtises and Ezra Pound; however, Venice in the end won me over, and I would recommend this book to anyone who has any appreciation of history or culture.
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