Régis Debray
Gianni Montieri
A merciless indictment of the Venice of intellectuals and tourists, this pamphlet, first published in 1995, is a paradoxical declaration of love for the lagoon city, which for centuries has been a crossroads for travelers of all kinds and the scene of an infinite refraction of images and narrative.
In pages full of literary references, Régis Debray rails against Venice - which centuries of decadence have transformed from a living city into a commonplace - symbolically comparing it to Naples, as opposite poles of nature and culture, art and life.
The volume is completed by a new preface by the author and a text by Gianni Montieri, who, while continuing to explore this opposition, testifies that the 25 years that have passed since the first publication of ‘Contro Venezia’ have in no way made this heartfelt j'accuse any less topical.
