The Cats Of Venice
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A slim but richly atmospheric work by the celebrated Australian writer Hal Porter, The Cats of Venice presents a collection of travel sketches and prose pieces centered on the author's vivid impressions of Venice and its iconic feline inhabitants. With his signature style — sharp, ornate, and laced with dark wit — Porter illustrates the city's layered beauty and decay through the lens of its wandering cats, using them as a metaphor for Venice itself: elegant, inscrutable, and quietly untamed. The prose is dense and jewel-like, rewarding readers who appreciate literary travel writing that prioritizes sensory detail and psychological acuity over straightforward narrative. Porter's Venice is not a postcard destination but a living, breathing stage populated by shadows, history, and creatures that answer to no one.
Author: Hal Porter
Format: Hardback
Published: 1965, Angus and Robertson
Genre: Poetry
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A slim but richly atmospheric work by the celebrated Australian writer Hal Porter, The Cats of Venice presents a collection of travel sketches and prose pieces centered on the author's vivid impressions of Venice and its iconic feline inhabitants. With his signature style — sharp, ornate, and laced with dark wit — Porter illustrates the city's layered beauty and decay through the lens of its wandering cats, using them as a metaphor for Venice itself: elegant, inscrutable, and quietly untamed. The prose is dense and jewel-like, rewarding readers who appreciate literary travel writing that prioritizes sensory detail and psychological acuity over straightforward narrative. Porter's Venice is not a postcard destination but a living, breathing stage populated by shadows, history, and creatures that answer to no one.