The Italian city of Trieste on the Adriatic has always tantalized the author.
A lyrical travelogue, Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere is also superb cultural history and the culmination of a singular career--an elegant and bittersweet farewell ( Boston Globe )..
Her meditation on Trieste is characteristically layered with history and glows with stories of famous visitors from James Joyce to Sigmund Freud.
It has even come to reflect her own life in its loves, disillusionments, and memories.
After visiting Trieste for more than half a century, she has come to see it as a touchstone for her interests and preoccupations: cities, seas, empires.
This history-drenched city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability.
A book for lovers of all things Italian--an homage to the city of Trieste Trieste.
This lyrical travelogue is also superb cultural history and the culmination of a singular career.
After visiting Trieste for more than half a century, she has come to see it as a touchstone for her interests and preoccupations.
The Italian city of Trieste on the Adriatic has always tantalized the author
