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Casanova's Homecoming
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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025536804
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.68
Height: 0.46 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Casanova's Homecoming is a masterful psychological novella by Arthur Schnitzler that explores the twilight years of history's most famous libertine. Set in the mid-18th century, the story follows an aging Giacomo Casanova as he languishes in exile, consumed by a desperate longing to return to his beloved Venice. No longer the dashing figure of his youth, Casanova must confront his fading charms and the bitter reality of his own mortality.
While staying at the estate of an old friend near Mantua, he becomes obsessed with the young and intellectually formidable Marcolina. This obsession leads to a dark game of deception and a tense rivalry with a younger soldier, exposing the deep-seated cynicism and existential despair of a man who has outlived his own legend. Schnitzler, a pioneer of the psychological novel, provides a searing portrayal of the ego in decline, weaving a narrative that is both erotic and melancholic.
Casanova's Homecoming is a poignant meditation on the passage of time, the loss of virility, and the lengths to which a person will go to reclaim a vanished past. This work remains a significant piece of early 20th-century literature, showcasing Schnitzler's signature ability to peel back the layers of the human psyche.
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