Against Venice

This title is a counterblast to the slightly hyperventilating cultural consumerism of Parisien intellectuals; who regard Venice as the city where existentialism should be experienced. Debray criticises this world in a refreshing way luring the traveller back to this seductive city.

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Numerous writers have made declarations of love to cities, but Against Venice speaks not of love, but of dislike. It is a counterblast to intellectuals who regard Venice as the city where existentialism should be experienced, at parties in the palazzi of friends. Debray criticises this world in a refreshingly irreverent way, luring the traveller back to this seductive city.