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Venice Noir Paperback - 2012

by Maxim Jakubowski

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"Drifter" by Emily Mandel was selected for inclusion in The Best American Mystery Stories 2013, edited by Otto Penzler and Lisa Scottoline

"Forget the magnificence of Venice's art, architecture, and music, and delve into this tour of the City of Water's murky depths . . . visions of a Venice not seen in tourist brochures." --Publishers Weekly

Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.

Brand-new stories by: Peter James, Emily St. John Mandel, Barbara Baraldi, Mike Hodges, Mary Hoffman, Maria Tronca, Matteo Righetto, Tony Cartano, Francesco Ferracin, Isabella Santacroce, Michelle Lovric, Francesca Mazzucato, Maxim Jakubowski, and Michael Gregorio.

From the introduction by Maxim Jakubowski:

"It's one of the most famous cities in the world. Immortalized by writers throughout the years, frozen in amber by film and photography, the picturesque survivor of a wild history whose centuries encompass splendor, decay, pestilence, beauty, and never-ending wonders. A city built on water, whose geographical position once saw it rule the world and form a vital crossing point between West and East. A city of marchants, artists, glamour, abject poverty, philosophers, corrupt nobles, refugees, courtesans, and unforgettable lovers, buffeted by the tides of wars, a unique place whose architecture is a subtle palette reflecting the successive waves of settlers, invaders, religions, and short-term rulers . . .

Change in this most curious of cities is something almost imperceptible and invisible to the naked eye. Walking just a few minutes away from the Rialto Bridge, for instance, and losing yourself in backstreets, where the canals and small connecting bridges leave just enough space to pass along the buildings without falling into the water, it's as if you are stepping into a past century altogether, with no indication whatsoever of modernity. You wade through a labyrinth of stone, water, and wrought-iron bridges, and after dark feel part of another world where electricity isn't yet invented, a most unsettle feeling nothing can prepare you for . . ."

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  • Title Venice Noir
  • Author Maxim Jakubowski
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Akashic Books, Ltd., New York
  • Publication date 2012-05
  • Features Maps
  • ISBN 9781617750731 / 1617750735
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 in (20.57 x 13.21 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Dixon
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Category Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Short stories
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011960951
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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  • Booklist, 05/01/2012, Page 43
  • Kirkus Reviews, 06/15/2012, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 03/19/2012, Page 64

About the author

Maxim Jakubowski is a British writer and editor who has lived in Italy and returns there annually. He co-edited ROME NOIR, with Chiara Stangalino, and has also assembled London and Paris volumes for other publishers. His new novel Ekaterina and the Night is partly set in Venice and his non-fiction book of essays about the real cities of crime fiction Following the Detectives has been shortlisted for the MacAvity Award. He lives in London when not travelling the world.

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