Casanova: a study in self-portraiture

Casanova, The Venetian Who Lived Most Of His Life In Exile From His Beloved City And Created His Own Myth - Which In Turn Is A Reflection Of The Nature Of The City Itself - Is The Subject Of This Masterly Biographical Essay By Stefan Zweig. As Zweig Describes In This Volume: Imaginative Writers Rarely Have A Biography, And Men Who Have Biographies Are Only In Exceptional Circumstances Able To Write Them. Casanova Is A Splendid, Almost Unique Exception.