Against Venice

This title is a counterblast to the slightly hyperventilating cultural consumerism of Parisien intellectuals; who regard Venice as the city where existentialism should be experienced. Debray criticises this world in a refreshing way luring the traveller back to this seductive city.

Numerous writers have made declarations of love to cities, but "Against Venice" is a declaration of dislike. It is a counterblast to intellectuals who regard Venice as the city where existentialism should be experienced at parties in the palazzi of friends. Debray criticizes this world in a refreshingly irreverent way, luring the traveler back to this seductive city.