by Gonzague Saint Bris · Du Rocher éditions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782268063072
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«Les Romans de Venise» is a historical essay by Gonzague Saint Bris, published by Du Rocher éditions in paperback (229 pages, in French).
Saint Bris explores Venice as the cradle of Romanticism in chapters that read like short stories. The book combines history, stroll, and travel journal, with portraits of Marco Polo, Casanova, Byron, Wagner, George Sand, and Marcel Proust. The city appears as a mirror of the world and a stage for passions, from the Baroque to the Belle Époque.
The work appeared on 26 October 2007 in the collection «Le roman des lieux et destins magiques», presented by Vladimir Fédorovski.
For readers interested in the cultural history of Venice and the figures who frequented it.
Gonzague Saint Bris was an award-winning French novelist, biographer, and journalist. He won the 2002 Prix Interallié for Les Vieillards de Brighton. He was the founder of La Forêt des livres, an annual book festival, and the Cabourg Film Festival. He was also a juror for the prix Contrepoint, a French literary award. With his family, he was a co-proprietor of Clos Lucé.
