Venice, an Odyssey: Hope, anger and the future of cities Paperback – December 2, 2022

“One of the books that best captures this short circuit of a city in harmony with its environment, of a troubled city caught up in times it was not made for, is that by the American journalist Neal E. Robbins, Venice, an Odyssey: Hope, anger and the future of the city.Best Venice Guides.it Apr 25, 2022“Neal Robbins’s Venice, an Odyssey: Hope, Anger and the Future of Citiesis a present-day successor to Jan Morris’s 1960s bestseller Venice.”“The Problem with the Undying Conversation About the Death of Venice,Inside Hook, Nov 22, 2021“The book, which tries not to be only a voice of the laments about Venice but also a active proposal, puts itself forward as a candidate as a real and true ‘long seller’, a volume that will become a point of reference for many years for the citizens of the world who want to understand the many faces of Venice more profoundly.”Lorenzo Miozzo, “Speranza, rabbia e futuro di Venezia in un libro,”Il Gazzettino16 October 16, 2021“[The first pages] drew me in immediately because… the author makes you feel at ease… Neal discovers that the city… is a continuous paradigm of modernization of relations of transformation… It is a well-constructed book from the point of view of the narrative… because … it succeeds in integrating and weaving in the present in through the 150 voices [of Venetians interviewed]… It delves into the history… Marco Borghi president of the Municipality of Veniceremarks at IVESER Venice Oct 15 2021“This book has been one of the most outstanding pieces on Venice and her current struggles that I have ever read. You have beautifully balanced your personal history the city’s history and detailed the various loses and campaigns that are currently being fought for on the Lagoon.”Aaron Crossley, 24 October, 2021 Keys To Venice“This is an interesting book that is worth reading and could also be another basis for future in-depth investigations discussions…”Luciano Mazzolin associazione Ambiente Venezia Aug 26 2021“He defines the work as non-fiction, but in reality, it is a gripping narrative that falls between diary and reflection, between the coming-of-age novel and in-depth report….”Mario Santi, The Venetian foreigner, 19 June 2021,Ytali online magazine“An intimate rediscovery of La Serenissima’s magic that sees it not just as a town or a landscape, but a core of stories, and gets to the reality of Venice for the people who live there.”Isabella Panfido, poet and author of Venice Noir: The Dark History of the Lagoons“Nonfiction essay? A guide? An historical text? An autobiographical story? There’s a bit of everything in this accurate, interesting, original work… Neal is the Venetian Ulysses… With wisdom and judiciousness, Neal confronts the fundamental themes — historical, environmental and social — seeking to overcome cliches, invented traditions, and prejudices….“Giorgio Crovato, historian and a director of Ateneo Veneto, the foremost cultural institution of Venice, describes Venice, an Odyssey. Read more