Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere
by Jan Morris

Here's a book for lovers of all things Italian. This 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 the place is characteristically layered with history and sprinkled with stories of famous visitors from James Joyce to Sigmund Freud. A lyrical travelogue, Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere is also superb cultural history and the culmination of a singular career.

"Morris reveals the topography of the Karst, the imperial architecture of the Habsburg Empire, the lively Italian piazzas with their street musicians and coffee shops. In every scene is the scent of nostalgia, deepened by her acknowledgment that this is the last book she will ever write. "
--Philadelphia Inquirer

"An elegant and bittersweet farewell "
--Boston Globe

ZB1280    Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere                    $15.00

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