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Giacomo Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was an Italian adventurer and author. Born in Venice, Casanova was the eldest of six siblings born to Gaetano Casanova and Zanetta Farussi, an actor an...view moreGiacomo Casanova (1725-1798) was an Italian adventurer and author. Born in Venice, Casanova was the eldest of six siblings born to Gaetano Casanova and Zanetta Farussi, an actor and actress. Raised in a city noted for its cosmopolitanism, night life, and glamor, Casanova overcame a sickly childhood to excel in school, entering the University of Padua at the age of 12. After graduating in 1742 with a degree in law, he struggled to balance his work as a lawyer and low-level cleric with a growing gambling addiction. As scandals and a prison sentence threatened to derail his career in the church, Casanova managed to find work as a scribe for a powerful Cardinal in Rome, but was soon dismissed and entered military service for the Republic of Venice. Over the next several years, he left the service, succeeded as a professional gambler, and embarked on a Grand Tour of Europe. Towards the end of his life, Casanova worked on his exhaustive, scandalous memoirs, a 12-volume autobiography reflecting on a legendary life of romance and debauchery that brought him from the heights of aristocratic society to the lows of illness and imprisonment. Recognized for his self-styled sensationalism as much as he is for his detailed chronicling of 18th century European culture, Casanova is a man whose name is now synonymous with the kind of life he led—fast, fearless, and free.view less
Books by Giacomo Casanova
The Memoirs of Casanova The Story of my Life Vol 2: From Paris to Prison Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Story of my Life Vol 1: The Venetian Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Memoirs of Casanova — Volume 13: Holland and Germany Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of My Life Volume 4: Adventures in the South Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt Volume 1: The Venetian Years Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt - Illustrated Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of My Life Volume 3: The Eternal Quest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Giacomo Casanova
The Story of My Life, Volume 1 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Story of My Life, Volume 3 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Story of My Life: Volume 2 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Memoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 2 Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Stille Wasser: Legendäre Liebesgeschichten Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDer unglückliche Canonikus Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoirs of Jacques Casanova Vol. 1 Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Die beiden Nonnen (Ungekürzte Lesung) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMemoiren Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings