Lit in Translation

In Lucia's Eyes

Een schitterend gebrek

Arthur Japin (born 1956)

Translated by David Colmer

English editions

In English

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Casanova's memoirs mention briefly that he treated Lucia unjustly. Here she tells it herself. Decades after their youthful romance she encounters him in a bordello in Amsterdam, her scarred face covered by a veil, and he, unaware, tries his usual charms. The meeting makes her retrace everything: girlhood at Pasiano, first love with Giacomo, the sickness that ruined her looks, escape to Holland and life as a prostitute.

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About the book

Form
Novel
Length
239 pages in the original
Genres
Historical, Love (assigned by AI)
Set in
Italy, Netherlands, 18th century
First published
2003 by De Arbeiderspers
Author's age
47 when first published
ISBN

9780701177959 (Chatto & Windus, United Kingdom)

9781400044641 (Alfred A. Knopf, United States)

9780099479031 (Vintage, United Kingdom)

9781400096121 (Vintage, United States)

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