CASANOVA

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English Summary/英文概要： This vivid biography of “the world’s greatest lover” reveals surprising unknown facets of the man behind the myth.

In Casanova, noted author Ian Kelly traces the life of Giacomo Casanova, a man whose very name is synonymous with sensuality, seduction, and sexual prowess. But Casanova was more than just a great lover, he was also a businessman, diplomat, spy, and philosopher. The author of more than twenty books, including a translation of The Iliad, in his lifetime he visited every European capital city (and was expelled from many). Confidant of many infamous characters—including Madame de Pompadour, Voltaire, and Catherine the Great— Casanova was undoubtedly charismatic. But how exactly did he seduce himself into infamy?

In this richly drawn portrait, Casanova emerges as very much a product of eighteenth-century Venice. He reveled in its commedia dell’arte and Kelly posits that his successes as both a libertine and a libertarian grew from his careful study of its artifice and illusion. Food, travel, sex: Casanova’s great passions are timeless ones, and Kelly brilliantly brings to life in full flavor the grandeur of his exploits, while also articulating the fascinating personal philosophy that inspired the adventurer’s quest to bed all manner of women.

A riveting look at the life of the most legendary lover of all time—this is destined to become the definitive biography of Giacomo Casanova.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一個令男人稱羨，女人愛慕的經典情聖

完美情人、商人、外交官、間諜、哲學家，一個人為何能擁有如此多的身份...一個真正擁有魅力的西方經典情聖!!
Giacomo Casanova是18世紀威尼斯的傳奇，也是西方情聖的代表。他是當時極受爭議的人物，入圍奧斯卡最佳男主角的澳洲男星─希斯萊傑在【Casanova濃情威尼斯】中也曾飾演這位全民情聖。
他到底是騙子還是天才，到底是愛情騙子還是完美情人？！他曾賺了許多錢也花了許多，撰寫過劇本，哲學與數學論文，詩與超過20本書。多才多藝的他同時也是美食家，曾在回憶錄中留下享受美食的大量紀錄，當然還有他男女皆有的風流情史。
Ian Kelly透過Casanova未公開過的手稿，從他與莫扎特一同創作經典歌劇《Don Giovanni》（喬凡尼先生），到他對於食物、旅行與性的慾望，讓我們更深入這位極具爭議性的時代經典人物的生活與他的世界，瞭解這麼一位有魅力的情聖饒富趣味的處事態度以及如何讓所有女性（還有男性）甘願沉醉的秘密。(VC)

Awards/获奖情况：The New York Times Sunday Book Review December 5, 2008 The Man Who Loved Women: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/books/review/Bentley-t.html?_r=1

’Where others have berated Casanova for exaggeration, inaccuracy or manifest error, Kelly extends him imaginative sympathy...he does provide a surprisingly intimate sense of what Casanova was like.’---The Times Full review

’sparkling. . . . Kelly has a fine way with libertines and dandies.’---Independent Full review

’Ian Kelly has taken on a tremendous challenge and produced a great blast of a book, packed with energy and information, marinated in sympathy and understanding, and rippling with enthusiasm right down to the final footnote.’---Telegraph

’enthralling new biography puts us right. . . It is hard to conceive of a juicier, more informative account of social and sexual mores of 18th century Europe.’---Daily Mail

’In Kelly’s hands, the story makes for a thrilling read’---The Sunday Times

’Ian Kelly has produced a great blast of a book, packed with energy and information, marinated in sympathy and understanding, and rippling with enthusiasm right down to the final footnote.’---Sunday Telegraph

’sober, thoughtful and affectionate new biography’---Financial Times

’’The thing is to dazzle,’ wrote Casanova. In this enthralling book he dazzles once again, and so, too, does his biographer.’---Mail on Sunday

’Marvellous’---Books Quarterly

’Casanova continues to seduce because he brought more to sex – and sex writing, than the mere act; Ian Kelly captures this aspect of Casanova perfectly’---The Spectator

’incredibly impressive in every way – and endlessly entertainining’---Clive Anderson Loose Ends, BBC Radio 4

About the Author/作者介绍： Ian Kelly has lived and worked in France, Russia, South America, and the United States, and writes frequently about food and travel for many British publications, including The Times and The Guardian. He currently resides in London with his wife and their two small children. His first book, Cooking for Kings, was published in 2003 to critical acclaim in both the U.S. and the UK, and his most recent book is Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style.
Ian Kelly常於英國知名媒體《衛報》(Guardian)和《泰晤士報》(The Times)發表關於美食與旅行文章。曾在法國、俄羅斯、南美與美國等地工作與生活過。目前住在倫敦。先前著作為《Cooking for Kings》與《Beau Brummell: The Ultimate Man of Style》。

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