Mémoires: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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"The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-98), is now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in his memoirs. But Casanova was not just an energetic lover. In his time he was a diplomat, businessman, trainee priest, traveler, prisoner, magician, confidence man, gambler, professional entertainer, and charlatan. He financed business projects, organized lotteries, wrote opera libretti, and dabbled in high politics. Above all he was an autobiographer of enduring brilliance and subtlety who left behind him what is probably the most remarkable confession ever written. Casanova explored to the full all the possibilities eighteenth-century Venice offered by way of love and profit before being imprisoned, escaping from jail, and fleeing from the city to begin travels that took him across Europe. In Moscow and London, Berlin and Constanti
Quick facts about Mémoires
- Title: Mémoires
- Author: Giacomo Casanova
- First published: 1830
- Genre: biography, adventure and adventurers, casanova, giacomo, 1725-1798
- OpenLibrary ID: OL1156251W
Where to read Mémoires
Mémoires by Giacomo Casanova is widely available in print, ebook and audiobook editions from major retailers and libraries.
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What is Mémoires about?
"The name of Giacomo Casanova, Chevalier de Seingalt (1725-98), is now synonymous with amorous exploits, and there are plenty of these, vividly narrated, in his memoirs.
Who wrote Mémoires?
Mémoires was written by Giacomo Casanova.
When was Mémoires published?
Mémoires was first published in 1830.
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