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Another rediscovered masterpiece from the Hungarian novelist whose Embers became an international bestseller--a sensuous, suspenseful, aphoristic novel about the world's most notorious seducer and the encounter that changes him forever. In 1756 Giacomo Casanova escapes from a... Read Full Overview

Another rediscovered masterpiece from the author of Embers: an erotically charged novel–written within the framework of historical reality–about Casanova’s fateful encounter with the woman who finally defeats him.

In 1756 Giacomo Casanova escaped from the dreaded... Read Full Overview

In 1756, Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison and flees to Bolzano. He receives an unwelcome visitor: the Duke of Parma, who years before had defeated Casanova in a duel over Francesca. The duke has taken his wife Francesca and intercepted a love letter from her to his old rival... Read Full Overview

Another rediscovered masterpiece from the author of Embers: an erotically charged novel-written within the framework of historical reality-about Casanova's fateful encounter with the woman who finally defeats him.

In 1756 Giacomo Casanova escaped from the dreaded... Read Full Overview

Another rediscovered masterpiece from the author of Embers: an erotically charged novel-written within the framework of historical reality-about Casanova's fateful encounter with the woman who finally defeats him.

In 1756 Giacomo Casanova escaped from the dreaded... Read Full Overview

In 1756, Giacomo Casanova escapes from prison and flees to Bolzano. He receives an unwelcome visitor: the Duke of Parma, who years before had defeated Casanova in a duel over Francesca. The duke has taken his wife Francesca and intercepted a love letter from her to his old rival... Read Full Overview

Another rediscovered masterpiece from the author of Embers: an erotically charged novel about Casanova's fateful encounter with the woman who finally defeats him