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Giacomo Casanova


Born
in Venice, Italy
April 02, 1725

Died
June 04, 1798

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs


A seminary expelled Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt, Italian adventurer, who afterward wandered Europe, met luminaries, worked in a variety of occupations, established a legendary reputation for lust, and chronicled his memoirs.

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt, a Venetian, authored book. People regard Histoire de ma vie ( Story of My Life ), his main book, part autobiography, as one most authentic source of the customs and norms of social life during the 18th century.

He, sometimes called the greatest lust of the world, so famously womanized with his synonymous name with the art of seduction. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 6,931 ratings · 744 reviews · 1,459 distinct works • Similar authors
The Story of My Life
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3.80 avg rating — 1,989 ratings — published 1789 — 146 editions
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History of My Life, Vols. I...
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4.29 avg rating — 454 ratings — published 1794 — 23 editions
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The Venetian Years
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3.60 avg rating — 538 ratings — published 1797 — 92 editions
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The Memoirs of Casanova
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The Story of my Escape: The...
4.02 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 1788 — 89 editions
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Of Mistresses, Tigresses an...
3.18 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1789 — 4 editions
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The Duel
3.49 avg rating — 241 ratings — published 1789 — 39 editions
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History of My Life, Volumes...
4.48 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 2007 — 38 editions
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History of My Life, Vols. V...
4.39 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1794 — 74 editions
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History of My Life, Vols. V...
4.55 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1794 — 2 editions
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Series by Giacomo Casanova

The Venetian Years Memoirs of Casanova — Volum... Military Career 3 of 30 Memoirs of Casanova, Vol 5 ... Memoirs of Casanova - Volum... Memoirs of Casanova - Volum... Mijn avonturen met non M.M.
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“Be the flame, not the moth.”
― Giacomo Casanova
tags: passion, self-destruction
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“one who makes no mistakes makes nothing”
― Giacomo Casanova
tags: mistakes, timidity
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“If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.”
― Giacomo Casanova
tags: inspirational, writing
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