{"product_id":"trieste-and-the-meaning-of-nowhere-9780306811807","title":"Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere","description":"\u003cb\u003eA book for lovers of all things Italian -- an homage to the city of Trieste\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This history-drenched city on the Adriatic has always tantalized Jan Morris with its moodiness and changeability. 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. It has even come to reflect her own life in its loves, disillusionments, and memories. Her meditation on Trieste is characteristically layered with history and glows with stories of famous visitors from James Joyce to Sigmund Freud. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A lyrical travelogue, \u003ci\u003eTrieste and the Meaning of Nowhere\u003c\/i\u003e is also superb cultural history and the culmination of a singular career -- \"an elegant and bittersweet farewell\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJan Morris\u003c\/b\u003e has written more than thirty books of travel, history, and autobiography, including \u003ci\u003eManhattan 1945\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe World of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e. Her novel \u003ci\u003eLast Letters from Hav\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Booker Prize. She lives in Wales.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Da Capo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641371726098,"sku":"9780306811807","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3406ffd0-216d-4be0-9ddd-d839f23f688e.jpg?v=1733013099","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/trieste-and-the-meaning-of-nowhere-9780306811807","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}