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Taking the fire that destroyed the fenice theatre in 1996 as his starting point, john berendt creates a unique and unforgettable portrait of venice and its extraordinary inhabitants. Chicago manual of style, and the american psychological association apa. Author of two nonfiction books midnight in the garden of good and evil savannah city of falling angels venice. John cusack plays a character loosely based on berendt.
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